Re: Boot / Install freeze with Dell PE1850 5.3 and amd64

Hi!

Thanks very much, is RELENG_5 very stable then ? Is it recommended do 
use on RELENG_5 on a production system, not RELENG_5_3 ?

Kind Regards,
Stefan Crs

Claus Guttesen wrote:
>>The troubling machine is a Dell 1850 with 2x2.8GHZ
>>Noncona, 4GB of RAM
>>The working machine is a Dell 1850 with 2.2.8GHZ
>>Noncona, 1GB of RAM, 
>>which installs fine with amd64.
>>
>>It hangs initializing the ATA CD-ROMs:
> 
> 
> Had the same problem with a Dell 2850 and 4 GB RAM.
> Found the following hints on freebsd.org:
> 
> 1. Press 6 to enter boot prompt.
> 2. Type 'set hw.physmem="2G"
> 3. Enter boot to boot :D
> 4. Cvsup to latest 5.3-stable by adding
> *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_5
> to your sup-file
> 5. Rebuild world and kernel as normal.
> 6. Reboot.
> 
> This made my Dell 2850 work without hw.physmem. If you
> need to reboot before you have installed new
> world/kernel don't forget to enter ph.physmem again.
> 
> Important that the cvs tag is *not* RELENG_5_3.
> 
> HTH
> Claus
> 
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