Subject: Re: Problems booting NetBSD 4 RC2 in IBM Thinkpad T41
To: David Brownlee <abs@NetBSD.org>
From: Juan RP <juan@xtrarom.org>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 10/05/2007 13:49:36
On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 09:15:19 +0100 (BST)
David Brownlee <abs@NetBSD.org> wrote:

> On Thu, 4 Oct 2007, Francisco Valladolid Hdez. wrote:
> 
> > Hi folks
> >
> > Recently I download a iso image for NetBSD 4 RC2, then
> > I prepare a IBM T41 laptop for setup on it.
> >
> > I have problems trying to boot correctly.
> >
> > I take a photo with my digital camera and post it
> > here:
> >
> > http://bsdguy.net/bug-net4rc2/dsc_2734.jpg
> >
> > In this point my laptop is halt.
> 
>  	I see what may be a similar issue with a T41p, but only
>  	with an kernel with ACPI - the boot kangs after "Kernelized
>  	RAIDframe activated". I've only just found this and I need
>  	to be using the machine today so I'll try to get more
>  	details this evening.
> 
>  	What is interesting (from this end), is that same kernel runs
>  	fine on a selection of Asus A8V-Deluxe amd64 boxes, an NVIDIA
>  	nForce2 AthlonXP box, and some old Dell PIII boxes, *plus*
>  	an RC1 kernel from Sep 27th runs fine on the thinkpad.
> 
>  	Would you be able to try an RC1 kernel on your system to see
>  	if it boots as a datapoint?

This seems to be related to the ACPI SCI pullup. Joerg do you know
what's happening here?

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