Re: FreeBSD/amd64 on machine without ACPI BIOS?

On Dec 11, 2011, at 11:12 AM, Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org> wrote:

> on 11/12/2011 11:27 Lev Serebryakov said the following:
>> Hello, Freebsd-current.
>> You wrote 9 =1B$B'U'V'\'Q'R'b'q=1B(B 2011 =1B$B'T=1B(B., 14:10:18:
>>=20
>>>  Soekris ("famous" developer of small x86-compatible appliance-like
>>> hardware) released net6501 some time ago, which is based on Atom (E6xx)
>>> CPU.
>>>  It seems, that 64-bit version of Linux could run on it without
>>> problems.
>>>  But FreeBSD/amd64 can not. It stops after kernel detect some
>>> devices without any errors or panics.
>>>  This box has one big difference from billions other Intel-based
>>> boxes on market: it has very special BIOS without ACPI at all. Someone
>>> says, that it could be reason why FreeBSD/amd64 could not be boot on
>>> this box.
>>> Is it true? Is it possible to have FreeBSD/amd64 without ACPI?
>>  It seems, that "device mptable" in kernel config helps.
>>  Why is it not in GENERIC kernel?
>=20
> Just a guess, maybe because GENERIC kernel is for "generic" hardware.

Sounds like we need a SOEKRIS generic KERNCONF and an installer that can ins=
tall the right kernel (or at least select between different variants) :).. S=
ounds like a worthwhile enhancement to me!
-Garrett=
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