Re: Patched 5.4 kernel for Compaq R3000 series

Astrodog <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.os.freebsd.devel.mobile
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 5/14/05, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
> Symptom: You have a Compaq Presario R3000-series machine.  When you put
> the 5.4 CD-ROM in and boot up, the machine powers down shortly after you
> leave the beastie boot menu.
> 
> Workaround: You need a version of the patch originated by Jung-uk Kim
> (http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?200407021130.58247.jkim).  But
> you can't apply the patch until after you install the system, but you
> can't install the system until ... (etc., etc.).  I have posted a
> patched version of the kernel TEMPORARILY at:
> 
> http://www.m5p.com/freebsd/kernel-5.4-r3000.tar.bz2
> 

You need to boot with the hint declared (See the archives), and ACPI
disabled. Once the install is completed, enable sshd, reboot and use
the DSDT patch with an ACPI dump. That will allow the machine to work
properly. I can confirm this procedure works on FreeBSD 5.4 RELEASE.
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