FreeBSD 6.1 rebooting all the time

[Tamouh H.]

> 
> I just installed 6.1 on a new laptop (Dell XPS M1210). It has 
> a 2Ghz Intel Core2 Duo processor and two gigs ram. Every time 
> it gets to the part in the bootup where you have to type a 
> bunch of random junk it goes into a reboot. It's not an 
> abrupt reboot. FreeBSD does show it is initiating the reboot. 
> This is the error that is reported right before the reboot happens:
> 
>    panic: driver error: busdma dflt_lock called
>    cpuid = 1
>    Uptime: 12s
>    Cannot dump. No dump device defined
>    Automatic reboot in 15 seconds -b fe0: link state changed to DOWN
> 
> Does anyone know what I can do at this point?
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google it up, plenty of resources, could be lots of things. But first check your hardware:

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=busdma+dflt_lock&meta=