Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:33:08 -0600 From: James <jamesh@lanl.gov> To: Gore Jarold <gore_jarold@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: TPM could not be initialized - bge0 has disappeared ... WTF ? Message-ID: <1192051988.1588.6.camel@secretariat.lanl.gov> In-Reply-To: <710820.76167.qm@web63012.mail.re1.yahoo.com> References: <710820.76167.qm@web63012.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
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It's possible it's a hardware issue. Have you got a means to verify the hardware, such as a knoppix, sitting around? James On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 13:47 -0700, Gore Jarold wrote: > I own a Dell Latitude X1. > > I installed FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE on it. > > All is well. No problems. Have a nice day. > > However, suddenly, when I boot the system, I get a > message: > > WARNING: The TPM could not be initialized > > I didn't know what TPM was, I didn't care, and I just > booted up. Not my problem. > > Except suddenly I have no network card (!) bge0 is > just invisible - it is no longer in my system. As far > as FreeBSD is concerned, it is gone. > > So what is going on ? I checked my BIOS and TPM is > disabled - there is no question that it is disabled. > > Why do I suddenly get this error at boot time, when I > did not see it for the first few weeks of running > FreeBSD on the system, and _never_ saw this error in a > year of running Windows ? I did not change anything, > or touch the BIOS, or do anything. > > I don't care about any of this. I don't have time for > any of this. Fuck broadcom and their "TPM". > > So the bottom line is: why did this suddenly show up, > and how do I get rid of it ? I just need my bge0 back... > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. > http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545469 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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