> On 2018-08-03, Jay Hart <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> On 2018-08-03, Jay Hart <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Let me add a bit more data:
>>>>
>>>> MITAC PD11BICC motherboard (running Intel Indian Bay Trail chipset I
>>>> think).
>>>>
>>>> Link to motherboard manual:
>>>> https://globalamericaninc.com/manuals/2809056.pdf
>>>>
>>>> Has both a DVI-I and VGA port. I have only tried the VGA port but assume
>>>> same issue if I use
>>>> the
>>>> DVI-I port.
>>>>
>>>> OpenBSD 6.3 installed just fine, just can't get it boot now, so I don't
>>>> think its a BIOS
>>>> setting
>>>> per se, but don't know this for a fact.
>>>>
>>>> I can't get you dmesg, else I'd post it. The info I got below was best I
>>>> could get with a cell
>>>> phone.
>>>
>>> Are you intending to run it as a graphical workstation? If not, try "b -c"
>>> at the bootloader prompt, then "disable inteldrm" and "quit". That is likely
>>> to get it booting - if so, you should be able to get a dmesg. (The on-disk
>>> kernel can be edited with "config -ef /bsd").
>>>
>> That worked and I'm able to boot and reboot box into openbsd, thanks much.
>> Exactly when will I
>> have to modify the boot command (to disable inteldrm) in order to continue
>> booting, assume every
>> time I upgrade from one release to another, and any time I install a patch
>> that relinks to
>> another
>> kernel?
>
> Whenever you change the kernel. Note that syspatch won't work with a
> modified kernel.
>
>> One thing I'm having an issue understanding is why openbsd appears not to
>> see the full 8GB of
>> RAM
>> in this box.
>>
>> Here is the dmesg:
>> OpenBSD 6.3 (GENERIC.MP) #6: Sun Jul 29 11:50:15 CEST 2018
>>
>> [email protected]:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC.MP
>
> That's a 32-bit kernel. Try amd64 instead, bay trail supports 64-bit.
> Whoi knows, maybe video will work without further tweaking there. (It does
> work on other J1900 machines).
>
Ok, I'll try it!!!
Thanks,
Jay
