bug on BTX

[Dominic Marks]

CyberSans AirBort wrote:
> hello guys, sorry if i send email to wrong address.
> 
> i have tested 6.2-BETA and the same problem still appear when i want to
> install it into compaq evo desktop; BTX HALTED.
> 
> like previous version, it stucks when booting from cd on the first
> installation. i have follow so many discussion around the internet, and 
> they
> are blaming compaq BIOS, some of them give solution such as change hdd mode
> from extended DMA to max PIO, but it won't work. and for your information,
> this machine had no problem when installed with windows or linux.
> 
> please guys, i hope there will be a fixed on 6.2 so that it will load,
> installed, and run on my compaq evo desktop

Go into the BIOS, disable BIOS DMA transfers **. After that it 
will boot
normally. I have about 20 EVOs, which this change they run fine. This
is true of all versions of FreeBSD I have ever tried.

** I can't remember the exact name of the option, but it is something
along those lines.

Enjoy,
Dominic

> thank you
> 
> cybersans
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