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   Dariusz Piatkowski to All   
   Re: AMD Phenom based hardware - Take 2   
   30 Jan 11 23:22:00   
   
   70be19a503b641ed1db6.newsdawg.com   
   From: "Dariusz Piatkowski"    
      
   On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:45:24 UTC, Lars Erdmann  wrote:   
      
   > Dariusz Piatkowski wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> In addition to what is requested in "readme.txt":   
   > >> You can also try usbxhd6.zip. It's still on Hobbes. Let me know if it   
   makes a difference.   
   > >> Also: as a test, try without usbehcd.sys in place. It will of course slow   
   down   
   > >> USB 2.0 devices but it'll make it easier to isolate the error.   
   > >> USBEHCD.SYS seems to have problems on USB handover (from legacy) to the   
   OS/2 drivers.   
   > >> I am currently working on this issue but it hasn't made it into   
   usbxhcd7.zip.   
   > >>   
   > >> Lars   
   > >   
   > > Alright...drop #6 works fine here, in fact, with /S:1 setting my USB   
   throughput   
   > > increases to about 12 MB/s...which is fairly nice compared to the IBM   
   driver's   
   > > 5MB/s speed. Coincidentally, the /S:4 setting equals the IBM driver's   
   > > performance.   
   > >   
   > > Here is the machine specific info:   
   > >   
   > > 1) kernel - 14.104a_SMP   
   > > 2) 1 CPU - 4 cores, running SMP with '/APIC' parameter   
   > > 3) ACPI not in use   
   > > 4) 5 OHCI&  2 EHCI controllers   
   > > 5) USB entries in CONFIG.SYS:   
   > >   
   > > REM ************************************   
   > > REM ***     USB Drivers     - START  ***   
   > > REM ************************************   
   > > REM BASEDEV=USBUHCD.SYS /V   
   > > BASEDEV=USBOHCD.SYS   
   > > BASEDEV=USBOHCD.SYS   
   > > BASEDEV=USBOHCD.SYS   
   > > BASEDEV=USBOHCD.SYS   
   > > BASEDEV=USBOHCD.SYS   
   > > BASEDEV=USBEHCD.SYS /S:1 /V   
   > > BASEDEV=USBEHCD.SYS /S:1 /V   
   > > BASEDEV=USBD.SYS /REQ:USBOHCD$,USBEHCD$ /V   
   > > BASEDEV=USBHID.SYS /V   
   > > BASEDEV=USBMSD.ADD /REMOVABLES:2 /FLOPPIES:0 /V   
   > > REM BASEDEV=USBCDROM.ADD   
   > > REM DEVICE=G:\OS2\BOOT\USBPRT.SYS /V   
   > > REM DEVICE=G:\apps\graphics\tools\tame\usbresmg.sys   
   > > DEVICE=G:\OS2\BOOT\USBRESMG.SYS /V   
   > > REM DEVICE=G:\OS2\BOOT\USBKBD.SYS /V   
   > > REM DEVICE=G:\OS2\BOOT\USBMOUSE.SYS /V   
   > > REM ************************************   
   > > REM ***     USB Drivers       - END  ***   
   > > REM ************************************   
   > >   
   > > 6) HANG specifics: the boot actually freezes regardless of whether   
   USBEHCD.SYS   
   > > is loaded, right after the "VirtualBox.org Support Driver for OS/2 version   
   > > 1.5.51_OSE" (VBoxDrv.sys) is loaded. ALT-F2 doesn't show anything   
   else...it's a   
   > > HARD freeze, CHKDSK kicks in on reboot. Keyboard (PS/2) is non-responsive,   
   > > CTRL-ALT-DEL does not work. "LEGACY" support is enabled in B   
   OS...otherwise my   
   > > 2Gig thumbdrive is not recognized.   
   > >   
   > > Now...if I disable 'Legacy Support' in BIOS the boot does complete, but by   
   the   
   > > time the Desktop comes up it's pretty much non-responsive...it's as if   
   there is   
   > > a tight loop somewhere that's not even accepting any of my mouse clicks or   
   > > keyboard inputs. Eventually I am able to reboot (only because I have CAD   
   Handler   
   > > installed though)...   
   > >   
   > > 7) where should I submit the PCI scan? email to you Lars, or post here?   
   (sort of   
   > > a lengthy output)   
   > >   
   >    
   > If USBEHCD.SYS does not matter as far as the hang is concerned,   
   > are you then saying that the USBOHCD.SYS from usbxhcd6.zip works   
   > whereas the USBOHCD.SYS from usbxhcd7.zip does not ?   
   >    
   > Lars   
      
   Yes sir...that is correct. Just tested this out in fact...usbohcd.sys from    
   drop#6 is good, #7 fails to boot.   
      
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