i386/78339: BTX loader crashes on boot on HP Proliant DL140

[weechris]

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From: weechris <islandsoul at gmail.com>
To: freebsd-gnats-submit at FreeBSD.org
Cc:  
Subject: Re: i386/78339: BTX loader crashes on boot on HP Proliant DL140
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 09:43:40 -0800

 Can anyone tell me if this problem is the result of a spurious interrupt?
 
 We seem to have much better luck booting with the network cables disconnected.
 
 I'm wondering if the problem is that a Wake-ON-LAN interrupt or other
 interrupt arrives before the boot loader has a chance to install
 interrupt handlers.
 However, even disabling WOL in the Broadcom config screen and disabling PXEboot
 does not prevent the problem from happening.
 
 
 we're trying to follow up with HP as well.
 
 The problem occurs more frequently under bios 04502T03
 
 than bios 3304T03 2/2/2004.
 
 we have it happening on at least 3 DL140s.
 
 -chris