Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 19:21:24 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> To: Rob <spamrefuse@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: buggy ATA controller: I can install 4.11, but not 5.3 !?! Message-ID: <20050329191949.P58510@carver.gumbysoft.com> In-Reply-To: <20050328080301.79347.qmail@web54010.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20050328080301.79347.qmail@web54010.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Mon, 28 Mar 2005, Rob wrote: > I found a webpage: > http://www.gsp.com/cgi-bin/man.cgi?section=4&topic=acd > which mentions a bit about syscontrols, that might > be relevant to my problem. This is a more recent version of that page: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=acd&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+5.3-RELEASE+and+Ports&format=html > So I hope this can be solved with 5.3 by setting the > proper hints/syscontrols as loader settings before > the kernel is loaded. But I'm don't know whether > the 5.3 install process allows me doing this. > > How can I modify the install process and which > hints/controls should I modify? I hope someone > here on the list has some good ideas :). You can set hints from the loader prompt with the "set" command. If you can set up a serial console, can you capture the output of a verbose boot? -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org
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