8.1 AMD64 Beta1 cd panics on Proliant ML110 G6

[Jeremy Chadwick]

On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 04:43:18PM +0200, Johan Hendriks wrote:
> Sorry for top posting this one, i am at a custumor and he is using
> outlook!
> 
> It is a PS/2 keyboard!!
> 
> regards,
> Johan Hendriks
> 
> > >> >> Hello all.
> > >> >> 
> > >> >> I try to install the Beta of 8.1 but it panics on my server HP
> > >> Proliant ML110
> > 
> > >> 
> > >>>Stacktrace would be helpful.
> > >> 
> > >> Well at startup, the keyboard is not working, i can not select any
> boot
> > >> mode, and after the timer is at 0 ti boots, and then ends with this
> > >> panic, and totally hangs.
> > >> 8.0 works fine also CURRENT Works!
> > 
> > >Regarding the keyboard not working -- it should still be working
> during
> > >the loader phase (FreeBSD logo, press 4 for single user, etc.),
> correct?
> > 
> > >If so, two things to try.  Escape to the loader prompt and try one of
> > >the below (if (a) doesn't work, try (b)):
> > 
> > >a) set hint.kbdmux.0.disabled=1
> > >   boot
> > 
> > >b) set hint.atkbd.0.disabled=1
> > >  set hint.atkbdc.0.disabled=1
> > >   boot
> > 
> > >Hopefully one of these will allow your keyboard to continue
> functioning
> > >once the system panics, so that you can provide a backtrace.  Thanks.
> > 
> > The problem is the keyboard is not working at all, so i need to wait
> till the counter reach 0.
> > I did also installed 8.0, no problem.
> > Then did a buildworld to the latest 8.1 source from 2010-06-08,
> buildworld runs fine, then after the reboot same issue as the
> BETA1-install-only iso.
> 
> A non-working keyboard during loader is more easily explainable.  It's a
> USB keyboard, isn't it?  You need to find whatever BIOS option in your
> system correlates with "Enable USB Legacy Support".  This should allow a
> USB keyboard to be "emulated" (via BIOS) as a PS/2-style keyboard up
> until the kernel resets USB-related devices.
> 
> If there is no such option, can you point me to the User's Manual for
> this model of system so I can review it?  (Hopefully it includes BIOS
> options...).  Thanks.

I bounced a copy of this mail to the list since the OP sent it to me
directly.

This is the first I've heard of a PS/2 keyboard not working during the
boot phases/loader.  Is there anyone on -stable who might know how to
diagnose this?

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