kern/52561: 5.1-BETA install fails on Dell PowerEdge 6350, but 4.8-RELEASE works

[Tom Samplonius]

The following reply was made to PR kern/52561; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Tom Samplonius <tom at uniserve.com>
To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit at FreeBSD.org
Cc:  
Subject: Re: kern/52561: 5.1-BETA install fails on Dell PowerEdge 6350, but
 4.8-RELEASE works
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 19:41:08 -0700 (PDT)

   I run through a few more boots, try to catch exactly where the install
 dies.  It does finish all the probing, and start sysinstall, but drops into the
 kernel debugger when sysinstall is detecting hardware, somehow killing the
 display at the same time.  I know this, since I managed to hit Scroll Lock
 during the window after the kernel is finished probing, and before sysinstall
 starts.  When I unscroll lock, I can see the the "db>" prompt on the blue
 sysinstall screen.  Unfortunately, I have not been able to scroll lock at that
 exaclty moment again, in order to do something useful at the "db>" prompt.
 
   I've also re-tested with 5.1-RC1.  Same problem.  I also tried disabling ACPI.  
 Some problem.  So 5.0, 5.1-BETA1, 5.1-BETA2, and 5.1-RC1 can not be used on a
 Dell PowerEdge 6350.
 
 
 Tom Samplonius
 Uniserve