RE: ACPI failure on 5.2 (Re: Timecounters and 5.2)

alright,
if i were to disable ACPI, so that I could use 5.2 normally, would it be 
"bad"..i mean is it a big deal if ACPI isn't turned on? if it is not a 
bigdeal, then i forget about the problem, as it is most likely a 
compatibility problem (with new changes made to the ACPI driver), and start 
using 53.2 and its new features..
thanks again


>From: Kris Kennaway <kris_at_obsecurity.org>
>To: alexis georges <floating_in_space__at_hotmail.com>
>CC: kris_at_obsecurity.org, freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org
>Subject: ACPI failure on 5.2 (Re: Timecounters and 5.2)
>Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 19:30:01 -0800
>
>On Tue, Jan 20, 2004 at 10:21:10PM -0500, alexis georges wrote:
> > well, if you mean what happens next in nonACPI mode, then i just end up 
>at
> > the login prompt..no problem..i can login in..no problem..
>
>OK, your original email mentioned an "error" when you tried disabling
>ACPI.  It was not apparent that this worked around the problem.
>
> > when i do boot with ACPI, then it waits forever at those 2 timecounter
> > lines..thats all..i can wait half an hour, and it just stays there..i
> > really dunno why
> > thanks for helping btw
>
>Your machine may have a buggy ACPI implementation, or FreeBSD's ACPI
>support might be buggy with respect to your hardware.  You should be
>able to obtain more information using the ACPI_DEBUG kernel config
>option (i.e. build a custom kernel), but exactly what to try and how
>to interpret it will require the services of an ACPI guru.  Try asking
>your question again on acpi-jp_at_jp.freebsd.org if no-one else chimes in
>here (include full information so they don't have to back-and-forth
>again).
>
>Kris
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