I'm trying to install FreeBSD on my P4C800-E Deluxe P4 system. When I boot up from the 8.1 DVD, I hit Option "2" to do boot via safe mode. It starts booting, until it gets to ACPI functionality. First the kernel complains of "Waiting for BIOS to release control," then "acpi0: power button (fixed) [SYSTEM HANG]. And the install halts.
In Penguin. I found an option that allows me to boot without safe mode by using the kernel option "edd=off." That option enables a workaround for the lack of an Embedded Controller Description Table (EDCT) in the BIOS. So, basically this is a known BIOS bug that has a workaround by enabling a switch in the kernel.
How can I enable a similar workaround in Loader so I can get my FreeBSD installed?
In Penguin. I found an option that allows me to boot without safe mode by using the kernel option "edd=off." That option enables a workaround for the lack of an Embedded Controller Description Table (EDCT) in the BIOS. So, basically this is a known BIOS bug that has a workaround by enabling a switch in the kernel.
How can I enable a similar workaround in Loader so I can get my FreeBSD installed?