Can't start up the FreeBSD install disk on dual Xeon Nocona rig (itworks on other systems)

[Chandler May]

I found this fix on a mailing list archive using Google:
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-i386/2004-December/001958.html

But I have no idea how to apply it.

Can anybody help out here?

Chandler


On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 22:11:01 -0600, Chandler May <hpxchan at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, it works fine in Gentoo Linux (with the same PS/2 keyboard I am
> trying to use to install FreeBSD).
> 
> Chandler
> 
> 
> On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 08:57:21 +0530, Subhro <subhro.kar at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-
> > > questions at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Chandler May
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 8:28
> > > To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> > > Subject: Can't start up the FreeBSD install disk on dual Xeon Nocona rig
> > > (itworks on other systems)
> > >
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > I just recently switched to FreeBSD on my primary computer, an Intel
> > > Pentium 4 Prescott rig, and I'm loving it. I came from Gentoo Linux,
> > > and, if at all possible, I never want to go back.
> > >
> > > Just a few days ago I set up a dual Intel Xeon Nocona system on the
> > > Tyan i7520 (S5360) motherboard. Gentoo Linux installed flawlessly on
> > > it, but when I tried FreeBSD, the install disk stopped before it had
> > > even fully started. When I select "Verbose Logging" from the start-up
> > > menu, it stops immediately after these four lines come up:
> > >
> > > atkbdc0: <Keyboard Controller (i8042)> port 0x64, 0x60 irq 1 on acpi0
> > > atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> irq 1 on atkbdc0
> > > kbdc: RESET_KBD return code:00fa
> > > kbdc: RESET_KBD return status:00aa
> > >
> > > I've let it run for hours, but it never gets beyond that point. I'm
> > > definitely new to FreeBSD, but I'm relatively familiar with computers
> > > in general, so the first line of that message tipped me off, and I
> > > decided to try to boot it with ACPI disabled. I did, but it still
> > > stopped. Here is the last line that was shown before it stopped:
> > >
> > > cpu0 on motherboard
> > >
> > > Does anyone know why this is happening and/or has a solution to solve it?
> > >
> > > Chandler
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> >
> > Looks to me as if the keyboard controller is broken. Does this thing work or
> > worked recently in anything else?
> >
> > Regards
> > S.
> >
> > Indian Institute of Information Technology
> > Subhro Sankha Kar
> > Block AQ-13/1, Sector V
> > Salt Lake City
> > PIN 700091
> > India
> >
> >
> >
>