i386/105196: Dell E512 fails to boot FreeBSD

[Rob Kolstad]

>Number:         105196
>Category:       i386
>Synopsis:       Dell E512 fails to boot FreeBSD
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-i386
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Nov 06 05:00:37 GMT 2006
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Rob Kolstad
>Release:        FreeBSD 6.1 i386
>Organization:
Delos Enterprises
>Environment:
Dell E521 dual processor 64bit AMD 3800+
System: generic ISO image for 6.1

>Description:

This is a new Dell E521 dual processor 64bit AMD 3800+ machine. I
am booting from CD using the 6.1 ISO image from the standard
distribution (others report the same problem on other releases).
Boot never succeeds.

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The booting gets this far when pause_boot is specified (all typed
by hand... typos are possible :( ):

...
ohci0 <OHCI (generic USB controller> mem 0xfe02f000-0xfe02ffff irq 21 at device 11.0 on pci)
ohci0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
usb0: OHCI version 1.0, legacy support
usb0: SMM does not respond resetting

At this point there is a complete hang, the machine must be hardware-reset.

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When pause_boot is NOT specified, the probing gets much further
(same with ACPI-disabled boot mode):

...
vga0 ...
Timecounter...
panic: ohci_add_done: addr 0x3bef1ba0 not found

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In verbose mode, lots more output, of course:

Timecounter...
lo0: bfp attached
rr232x: no controller detected
panic: ohci_add_done: addr 0x3bef1ba0 not found

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Note that I have NOT fiddled with any BIOS settings.
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>How-To-Repeat:
	Just insert a boot disk and try to boot a Dell E521 (1GB
	RAM); pick your favorite boot mode
>Fix:

	I am not the first to discover this!
	http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hardware/2006-October/003880.html
	http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hardware/2006-October/003942.html

All appearances are that the USB prober/driver is confused. I can't
figure out boot-hints to suggest alternative behavior.

I can postal-mail an E521 (almost new-in-box) to lend to a developer
who wishes to pursue this one. Given the apparently good price/performance
of the machine, I expect many folks will be purchasing them.

Otherwise, any hints or suggestions are welcome!

RK

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>Audit-Trail:
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