amd64/85273: FreeBSD (NetBSD or OpenBSD) not install on laptop Compaq R4000

[Astrodog]

On 1/4/07, Coleman Kane <zombyfork at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 12/31/06, Ceri Davies <ceri at freebsd.org> wrote:
> >
> > Synopsis: FreeBSD (NetBSD or OpenBSD) not install on laptop Compaq R4000
> >
> > Responsible-Changed-From-To: ceri->freebsd-amd64
> > Responsible-Changed-By: ceri
> > Responsible-Changed-When: Sun Dec 31 18:47:25 UTC 2006
> > Responsible-Changed-Why:
> > Workaround documentation didn't show; pass to amd64 list for any
> > relevant details.
> >
> > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=85273
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>
> Try looking at
>
> http://www.cokane.org/dokuwiki/freebsd/amd64_compatibility#compaq_r3000_or_hewlett-packard_zv5000_uswhich
> discusses the R3000. The big problem I found with those laptops is
> some PCI issues on the nForce chipsets that came up during amd64
> installation.
> _______________________________________________



I can confirm that R4000s can be made to work with FreeBSD/AMD64. As I
recall, there are some minor changes to your R3000 stuff, but I don't happen
to have that with me at the moment. I will repost when (and, based on my
track record of actually being able to find stuff, if) I track it down. If I
can't, I've got an R4000 that I can retest on.

--- Harrison Grundy