port-i386/47212: Enabling ACPI causes hang on boot for HP Proliant DL580 G2

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>Number:         47212
>Category:       port-i386
>Synopsis:       Enabling ACPI causes hang on boot for HP Proliant DL580 G2
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    port-i386-maintainer
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Nov 18 12:20:00 +0000 2012
>Originator:     James Thomas
>Release:        6.0
>Organization:
>Environment:
NetBSD skynet 6.0 NetBSD 6.0 (GENERIC) i386

>Description:
When booting 6.0, whether from install disc or hd, system hangs if ACPI is 
enabled.

The system is an HP ProLiant DL580 G2 with 4GB ram and 32GB disk and most 
recent firmware updates.  Processors are 4x Xeon MP 2.8GHz (32-bit).

>How-To-Repeat:
Boot with ACPI enabled on my hardware

>Fix:
Disable ACPI at boot