On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 10:47 PM, <marc.verwe...@telenet.be> wrote: > Hello, > > My previous firewall needs a replacement so I got hold of an > ACER aspire 9300 laptop. For a number of days I've tried installing > the 4.9 (i386) release. Unfortunatly, most things I try fail so I'm > looking for some help/advice. > > Upon booting from the 4.9 release CD I usually (9 out of 10) get a > panic screen. I was lucky enough to install 4.9 on the laptop but when > booting from the HD, I also usually get a panic screen. Sometimes I > can boot and run OpenBSD without trouble but that's the exception, > not the rule. > > In order to exclude HW problems I ran memtest86 for 11 hours, did a > thorough check on the disk that only revealed 2 reallocated sectors > and installed a number of linux distros (ubuntu, mint, clearos, ...). > Every distro worked out of the box. > > Then I asked for some advice on daemonforums (1) and 2 people helped > me. First advice was to try out the -current or AMD release. Second > advice was to upgrade the BIOS of the laptop. > > In order to upgrade the laptop I've reinstalled XP and was able to > flash the BIOS. I then retried all 3 three OpenBSD variants. No > change in behaviour. > > When I boot 4.9 i386 a get a panic screen shortly after the 'boot>' > prompt. Doesn't matter whether I boot from CD or HD. > > When I boot 5.0-current (8 of sept) I don't get a panic screen. But > the install halts and nothing happens. Last line I see is: > entry point at 0x20012 > and that's it. > > The AMD release gets to the 'boot>' prompt. After a short wait it > shows a spinning cursor and 1 number (in the other releases it seems > like calculating and then displays something like > '5965416+946088 [61+227984+215947]=0x703e08' ). Here I only get > the first number. Then it crashes without a panic screen and the > system reboots automatically. > > I've included the dmesg output at the end and for those interested > there's an attachment with a picture from the panic screens on the > daemonforums (1). > > Any help greatly appreciated > > Marc > > 1: http://www.daemonforums.org/showthread.php?t=6312 > > Dmesg output: > > OpenBSD 4.9 (GENERIC) #671: Wed Mar 2 07:09:00 MST 2011 > dera...@i386.openbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC > cpu0: AMD Turion(tm) 64 Mobile Technology MK-36 ("AuthenticAMD" 686-class, > 512KB L2 cache) 2.01 GHz > cpu0: > FPU,V86,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CFLUSH,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SSE3,CX16 > real mem = 938102784 (894MB) > avail mem = 912625664 (870MB) > mainbus0 at root > bios0 at mainbus0: AT/286+ BIOS, date 09/13/06, BIOS32 rev. 0 @ 0xfda64, > SMBIOS rev. 2.4 @ 0x37f6b000 (27 entries) > bios0: vendor Phoenix Technologies LTD version "V1.06" date 09/13/2006 > bios0: Acer Aspire 9300 > acpi0 at bios0: rev 0 > acpi0: sleep states S0 S3 S4 S5 > acpi0: tables DSDT FACP MCFG APIC BOOT SSDT > acpi0: wakeup devices LID0(S3) SLPB(S3) USB0(S3) USB2(S3) MAC0(S5) AZA0(S3) > P2P0(S5) > acpitimer0 at acpi0: 3579545 Hz, 24 bits > acpimcfg0 at acpi0 addr 0xe0000000, bus 0-4 > acpimadt0 at acpi0 addr 0xfee00000: PC-AT compat > cpu0 at mainbus0: apid 0 (boot processor) > cpu0: apic clock running at 200MHz > ioapic0 at mainbus0: apid 1 pa 0xfec00000, version 11, 24 pins > acpiprt0 at acpi0: bus 0 (PCI0) > acpiprt1 at acpi0: bus 4 (P2P0) > acpiprt2 at acpi0: bus 3 (XVR0) > acpiprt3 at acpi0: bus 2 (XVR1) > acpiprt4 at acpi0: bus 1 (XVR2) > acpiec0 at acpi0 > acpicpu0 at acpi0: C3, C2, PSS > acpitz0 at acpi0: critical temperature 96 degC > acpitz1 at acpi0: critical temperature 111 degC > acpibtn0 at acpi0: LID0 > acpibtn1 at acpi0: SLPB > acpibtn2 at acpi0: PWRB > acpibat0 at acpi0: BAT0 model "BODEN43" serial 10780 type LION oem "594e4f53" > acpiac0 at acpi0: AC unit online > acpivideo0 at acpi0: VGA_ > acpivout0 at acpivideo0: CRT_ > acpivout1 at acpivideo0: LCD_ > acpivout2 at acpivideo0: TVO_ > acpivideo1 at acpi0: VGA_ > acpivout3 at acpivideo1: CRT_ > acpivout4 at acpivideo1: LCD_ > acpivout5 at acpivideo1: TVO_ > bios0: ROM list: 0xc0000/0xf200 0xcf800/0x1800 > cpu0: PowerNow! K8 2010 MHz: speeds: 2000 1800 1600 800 MHz > pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0: configuration mode 1 (bios) > "NVIDIA C51 Host" rev 0xa2 at pci0 dev 0 function 0 not configured > "NVIDIA C51 Memory" rev 0xa2 at pci0 dev 0 function 1 not configured > "NVIDIA C51 Memory" rev 0xa2 at pci0 dev 0 function 2 not configured > "NVIDIA C51 Memory" rev 0xa2 at pci0 dev 0 function 3 not configured > "NVIDIA C51 Memory" rev 0xa2 at pci0 dev 0 function 4 not configured > "NVIDIA C51 Memory" rev 0xa2 at pci0 dev 0 function 5 not configured > "NVIDIA C51 Memory" rev 0xa2 at pci0 dev 0 function 6 not configured > "NVIDIA C51 Memory" rev 0xa2 at pci0 dev 0 function 7 not configured > ppb0 at pci0 dev 2 function 0 "NVIDIA C51 PCIE" rev 0xa1 > pci1 at ppb0 bus 1 > ppb1 at pci0 dev 3 function 0 "NVIDIA C51 PCIE" rev 0xa1 > pci2 at ppb1 bus 2 > ppb2 at pci0 dev 4 function 0 "NVIDIA C51 PCIE" rev 0xa1 > pci3 at ppb2 bus 3 > vga1 at pci0 dev 5 function 0 "NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100" rev 0xa2 > wsdisplay0 at vga1 mux 1: console (80x25, vt100 emulation) > wsdisplay0: screen 1-5 added (80x25, vt100 emulation) > "NVIDIA MCP51 Host" rev 0xa2 at pci0 dev 9 function 0 not configured > pcib0 at pci0 dev 10 function 0 "NVIDIA MCP51 ISA" rev 0xa3 > nviic0 at pci0 dev 10 function 1 "NVIDIA MCP51 SMBus" rev 0xa3 > iic0 at nviic0 > spdmem0 at iic0 addr 0x50: 512MB DDR2 SDRAM non-parity PC2-4200CL5 SO-DIMM > spdmem1 at iic0 addr 0x51: 512MB DDR2 SDRAM non-parity PC2-4200CL5 SO-DIMM > iic1 at nviic0 > "NVIDIA MCP51 PMU" rev 0xa3 at pci0 dev 10 function 3 not configured > ohci0 at pci0 dev 11 function 0 "NVIDIA MCP51 USB" rev 0xa3: apic 1 int 11 > (irq 11), version 1.0, legacy support > ehci0 at pci0 dev 11 function 1 "NVIDIA MCP51 USB" rev 0xa3: apic 1 int 7 > (irq 7) > usb0 at ehci0: USB revision 2.0 > uhub0 at usb0 "NVIDIA EHCI root hub" rev 2.00/1.00 addr 1 > pciide0 at pci0 dev 13 function 0 "NVIDIA MCP51 IDE" rev 0xf1: DMA, channel 0 > configured to compatibility, channel 1 configured to compatibility > wd0 at pciide0 channel 0 drive 0: <WDC WD1200UE-22KVT0> > wd0: 16-sector PIO, LBA48, 114473MB, 234441648 sectors > wd0(pciide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 5 > atapiscsi0 at pciide0 channel 1 drive 0 > scsibus0 at atapiscsi0: 2 targets > cd0 at scsibus0 targ 0 lun 0: <TSSTcorp, CD/DVDW TS-L632D, ac00> ATAPI > 5/cdrom removable > cd0(pciide0:1:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 2 > ppb3 at pci0 dev 16 function 0 "NVIDIA MCP51 PCI-PCI" rev 0xa2 > pci4 at ppb3 bus 4 > ath0 at pci4 dev 5 function 0 "Atheros AR2413" rev 0x01: apic 1 int 10 (irq > 10) > ath0: AR2413 7.8 phy 4.5 rf 5.6, WOR3W, address 00:16:cf:6d:b2:dd > cbb0 at pci4 dev 6 function 0 "TI PCIXX12 CardBus" rev 0x00: apic 1 int 11 > (irq 10) > "TI PCIXX12 Multimedia Card Reader" rev 0x00 at pci4 dev 6 function 2 not > configured > cardslot0 at cbb0 slot 0 flags 0 > cardbus0 at cardslot0: bus 5 device 0 cacheline 0x10, lattimer 0x20 > pcmcia0 at cardslot0 > azalia0 at pci0 dev 16 function 1 "NVIDIA MCP51 HD Audio" rev 0xa2: apic 1 > int 16 (irq 10) > azalia0: codecs: Realtek ALC883, Conexant/0x2bfa, using Realtek ALC883 > audio0 at azalia0 > nfe0 at pci0 dev 20 function 0 "NVIDIA MCP51 LAN" rev 0xa3: apic 1 int 11 > (irq 11), address 00:16:d3:4a:49:b3 > rgephy0 at nfe0 phy 1: RTL8169S/8110S PHY, rev. 2 > pchb0 at pci0 dev 24 function 0 "AMD AMD64 0Fh HyperTransport" rev 0x00 > pchb1 at pci0 dev 24 function 1 "AMD AMD64 0Fh Address Map" rev 0x00 > pchb2 at pci0 dev 24 function 2 "AMD AMD64 0Fh DRAM Cfg" rev 0x00 > kate0 at pci0 dev 24 function 3 "AMD AMD64 0Fh Misc Cfg" rev 0x00: core rev > DH-F2 > isa0 at pcib0 > isadma0 at isa0 > pckbc0 at isa0 port 0x60/5 > pckbd0 at pckbc0 (kbd slot) > pckbc0: using irq 1 for kbd slot > wskbd0 at pckbd0: console keyboard, using wsdisplay0 > pms0 at pckbc0 (aux slot) > pckbc0: using irq 12 for aux slot > wsmouse0 at pms0 mux 0 > pcppi0 at isa0 port 0x61 > spkr0 at pcppi0 > npx0 at isa0 port 0xf0/16: reported by CPUID; using exception 16 > usb1 at ohci0: USB revision 1.0 > uhub1 at usb1 "NVIDIA OHCI root hub" rev 1.00/1.00 addr 1 > mtrr: Pentium Pro MTRR support > ugen0 at uhub0 port 6 "Acer Labs USB2.0 Camera" rev 2.00/1.00 addr 2 > vscsi0 at root > scsibus1 at vscsi0: 256 targets > softraid0 at root > root on wd0a swap on wd0b dump on wd0b > >
Quite too much http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq12.html#GenNotConf Nvidia crap. Eg. PMU is co-processor. Seems like you need drivers for these and Windows one doesn't count. But this machine is older and most of the widely used Nvidia integrated stuff does have drivers already. Or maybe it's true only for those new one and probably no one cares about those old one. Are you able to get output of 'pcidump -vxx' and acpidump which you need to process with acpica tools. acpidump -o acer iasl -d acer.DST
