Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:57:56 -0400 From: Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net> To: bl.uto@unix.net Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: reboot hangs Message-ID: <445184B4.7030802@meetinghouse.net> In-Reply-To: <38960.65.96.210.62.1146188917.squirrel@mail.boinc.ch> References: <4450AB74.5020709@meetinghouse.net> <38960.65.96.210.62.1146188917.squirrel@mail.boinc.ch>
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Just tried turning off ACPI in the BIOS - and that seems to work, so I expect ACPI_ENABLE=NO will too. But then power control goes out the window. I wonder what it is that Linux's reboot=b kernel switch does that leave ACPI active, but allows a reboot to work properly. Thanks, Miles bl.uto@unix.net wrote: > try to disable ACPI in the loader scripts... ACPI_ENABLE=NO if i am not > mistaken > > -jt > >> Hi, >> >> I'm a BSD newbie, trying to get FreeBSD installed (not a Unix newbie >> though - a lot of linux and Solaris experience, plus BSD in its MacOS >> flavor). >> >> So far, the install has gone very smoothly, with one minor glitch: a >> reboot hangs after reporting "Rebooting..." - which seems to be >> generated by the loader code, just before it initiates a reboot >> >> As far as I can tell, this seems to be a BIOS/motherboard issue (Foxconn >> 661MXF7M1-S), but it also seems to be a problem people run into with >> various other motherboards and BIOSs. >> >> In the Linux world, adding "reboot=b" to kernel options (use the BIOS >> reboot function) solves the problem nicely, but I can't seem to find an >> equivalent for FreeBSD. Is there one? Are there any other hacks >> available? >> >> Thanks very much. >> >> Miles >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > >
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