Intel High definition Support now working!

[dev]

We are happy to announce support for Intel High Definition Audio for FreeBSD 6.0 RELEASE.

Please download OSS 3.99.3d (Jan 9, 2006 build version) from our website.


best regards
Dev Mazumdar

[Guest]

1/3 times the following message appears:

Jan 9 20:21:54 observer kernel: hdaudio: RIRB timeout
Jan 9 20:21:54 observer kernel: hdaudio: Codec attach failed (-5)
Jan 9 20:21:54 observer kernel: oss: Probing the hardware for Intel High Definition Audio (Azalia) controller failed.

And finally, after re-running it the third time (soundon) - A complete kernel crash resulting in a core dump and a reboot.


-Noal

[Guest]

1/3 times the following message appears:

Jan 9 20:21:54 observer kernel: hdaudio: RIRB timeout
Jan 9 20:21:54 observer kernel: hdaudio: Codec attach failed (-5)
Jan 9 20:21:54 observer kernel: oss: Probing the hardware for Intel High Definition Audio (Azalia) controller failed.

And finally, after re-running it the third time (soundon) - A complete kernel crash resulting in a core dump and a reboot.


-Noal

And here's my pciconf -lv:
none1@pci0:27:0: class=0x040300 card=0x81e2104d chip=0x26688086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '82801FB/FR/FW/FRW Intel High DefiNition Audio Controller'
class = multimedia

[dev]

1/3 times the following message appears:

Jan 9 20:21:54 observer kernel: hdaudio: RIRB timeout
Jan 9 20:21:54 observer kernel: hdaudio: Codec attach failed (-5)
Jan 9 20:21:54 observer kernel: oss: Probing the hardware for Intel High Definition Audio (Azalia) controller failed.

And finally, after re-running it the third time (soundon) - A complete kernel crash resulting in a core dump and a reboot.


-Noal

Are you running FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE?. Can you please run ossupdate and ensure that your driver is the latest version?


Best regards
Dev Mazumdar

[Guest]

1/3 times the following message appears:

Jan 9 20:21:54 observer kernel: hdaudio: RIRB timeout
Jan 9 20:21:54 observer kernel: hdaudio: Codec attach failed (-5)
Jan 9 20:21:54 observer kernel: oss: Probing the hardware for Intel High Definition Audio (Azalia) controller failed.

And finally, after re-running it the third time (soundon) - A complete kernel crash resulting in a core dump and a reboot.


-Noal

Are you running FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE?. Can you please run ossupdate and ensure that your driver is the latest version?


Best regards
Dev Mazumdar

As posted in the subject, I'm running 6.0-STABLE (which I thought would be supported..?) I downloaded the latest version (oss3993d-freebsd-x86-v6.0-RELEASE.tar.gz) from your website and ran soundconf (which detected my soundcard), for then to run soundon.

ossupdate does not find any updates.

-Noal

[dev]

As posted in the subject, I'm running 6.0-STABLE (which I thought would be supported..?) I downloaded the latest version (oss3993d-freebsd-x86-v6.0-RELEASE.tar.gz) from your website and ran soundconf (which detected my soundcard), for then to run soundon.

ossupdate does not find any updates.

-Noal

Only 6.0-RELEASE - which is the stock kernel that comes when you install FreeBSD. 6.0.

Can you send me the output from soundon.log ?


best regards
Dev Mazumdar

[MrL0Lz2]

Just tried it on 6.0-STABLE, should I revert back to -RELEASE. Mine is nice enough to go into a kernel panic, seen below.

kernel trap 19 with interrupt disabled


Fatal trap 19: non-maskable interrupt trap while in kernel mode
instruction pointer = 0x20:0xc4ed5f83
stack pointer = 0x28:0xe4f1cae4
code segment = base 0x0, limit 0xfffff, type 0x1b
= DPL 0, pres 1, def32 1, gran 1
processor eflags = IOPL = 0
current process = 438 (sndconf)
trap number = 19
panic: non-maskable interrupt trap
Uptime: 9s
Dumping 1024MB (2 chunks)

[Guest]

As posted in the subject, I'm running 6.0-STABLE (which I thought would be supported..?) I downloaded the latest version (oss3993d-freebsd-x86-v6.0-RELEASE.tar.gz) from your website and ran soundconf (which detected my soundcard), for then to run soundon.

ossupdate does not find any updates.

-Noal

Only 6.0-RELEASE - which is the stock kernel that comes when you install FreeBSD. 6.0.

Can you send me the output from soundon.log ?


best regards
Dev Mazumdar

Starting OSS/FreeBSD 3.99.3d Mon Jan 9 21:20:41 PST 2006
9:20PM up 55 mins, 1 user, load averages: 0.29, 0.26, 0.20
======= config =====
# Use soundconf to edit this file.
/SECUREAUDIO OFF
/PCIIRQ 3
/IRQEXCLUDE 3 4
/DMAEXCLUDE 2
-PCI26688086 #Intel High Definition Audio (Azalia) *BETA*
HDAUDIO ON
#NEEDS_MMPCI
====== pnpres.dat ========
====================
Config option 'pnp_preserve=1' defined
Config option 'pnp_reset=1' defined

Note: I've tried with and without pnp options.

The rest is with auto-detect from the soundconf.

-Noal

[Guest]

As posted in the subject, I'm running 6.0-STABLE (which I thought would be supported..?) I downloaded the latest version (oss3993d-freebsd-x86-v6.0-RELEASE.tar.gz) from your website and ran soundconf (which detected my soundcard), for then to run soundon.

ossupdate does not find any updates.

-Noal

Only 6.0-RELEASE - which is the stock kernel that comes when you install FreeBSD. 6.0.

Can you send me the output from soundon.log ?


best regards
Dev Mazumdar

Starting OSS/FreeBSD 3.99.3d Mon Jan 9 21:20:41 PST 2006
9:20PM up 55 mins, 1 user, load averages: 0.29, 0.26, 0.20
======= config =====
# Use soundconf to edit this file.
/SECUREAUDIO OFF
/PCIIRQ 3
/IRQEXCLUDE 3 4
/DMAEXCLUDE 2
-PCI26688086 #Intel High Definition Audio (Azalia) *BETA*
HDAUDIO ON
#NEEDS_MMPCI
====== pnpres.dat ========
====================
Config option 'pnp_preserve=1' defined
Config option 'pnp_reset=1' defined

Note: I've tried with and without pnp options.

The rest is with auto-detect from the soundconf.

-Noal

In other notes, yes it is 6.0-STABLE (as I've written earlier), build/cvsup from 3rd of January.

Running GENERIC kernel without any sound devices added.

So reproducing the error should be pretty strait-forward in a test-lab.

-Noal

[Guest]

Just tried it on 6.0-STABLE, should I revert back to -RELEASE. Mine is nice enough to go into a kernel panic, seen below.

kernel trap 19 with interrupt disabled


Fatal trap 19: non-maskable interrupt trap while in kernel mode
instruction pointer = 0x20:0xc4ed5f83
stack pointer = 0x28:0xe4f1cae4
code segment = base 0x0, limit 0xfffff, type 0x1b
= DPL 0, pres 1, def32 1, gran 1
processor eflags = IOPL = 0
current process = 438 (sndconf)
trap number = 19
panic: non-maskable interrupt trap
Uptime: 9s
Dumping 1024MB (2 chunks)

The same message happened with mine.

-Noal

[Guest]

Can I expect it to work on FreeBSD 5.4?

I just installed the older version of oss and updates, autodetected (with all tests passed, but no sound), soundon'ed. Maybe I've missed something?

The native snd_ich driver also detects the card but produces no sound. No problems on Win.

..........

hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '82801FB/FR/FW/FRW AC '97 Audio Controller'
class = multimedia
subclass = audio
none2@pci0:30:3: class=0x070300 card=0x204c161f chip=0x266d8086 rev=0x04

..................................

Starting OSS/FreeBSD 3.99.3d Wed Jan 11 02:49:50 UTC 2006
2:49AM up 35 mins, 1 user, load averages: 0.00, 0.07, 0.08
======= config =====
# Use soundconf to edit this file.
/SECUREAUDIO OFF
/PCIIRQ 1
/IRQEXCLUDE 3 4
/DMAEXCLUDE 2
-PCI266e8086 #Intel ICH6
UART401 ON P330 I12
INTELPCI ON
====== pnpres.dat ========
====================
Warning: Some of the devices failed to initialize
OSS/FreeBSD 3.99.3d (C) 4Front Technologies 1996-2004

License serial number: E00000008
**** UNREGISTERED VERSION ****

Drivers: ALL
License will expire after: 06/2006


*** Unregistered version ***

Build: 200512240736
Kernel: FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE #0: Sun May 8 10:21:06 UTC 2005
root@harlow.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC


Card config:
(MPU-401 (UART) at 0x330 irq 12)
Intel ICH AC97 audio controller at 0x1880 irq 17

Audio devices:
0: Intel ICH6 (266E) (DUPLEX)
1: Intel ICH6 (266E) (shadow) (DUPLEX)
2: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #0 (GRC3)
3: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #1 (GRC3)
4: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #2 (GRC3)
5: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #3 (GRC3)
6: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #4 (GRC3)
7: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #5 (GRC3)
8: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #6 (GRC3)
9: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #7 (GRC3)

Synth devices:
0: OSS Virtual Synth v2.5

Midi devices:

Mixers:
0: AC97 Mixer (AD1981B)
1: Virtual Mixer
========== dmesg printout follows ========
Copyright (c) 1992-2005 The FreeBSD Project.
Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE #0: Sun May 8 10:21:06 UTC 2005
root@harlow.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
ACPI APIC Table: <INTEL ALVISO >
Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0
CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.73GHz (1729.01-MHz 686-class CPU)
Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x6d8 Stepping = 8
Features=0xafe9fbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,CLFLUSH,DTS,ACPI,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,TM,PBE>
real memory = 535298048 (510 MB)
avail memory = 514142208 (490 MB)
ioapic0: Changing APIC ID to 1
ioapic0 <Version 2.0> irqs 0-23 on motherboard
npx0: <math processor> on motherboard
npx0: INT 16 interface
acpi0: <PTLTD Ohlone00> on motherboard
acpi_bus_number: can't get _ADR
acpi_bus_number: can't get _ADR
acpi0: Power Button (fixed)
acpi_bus_number: can't get _ADR
acpi_bus_number: can't get _ADR
acpi_ec0: <Embedded Controller: GPE 0x17> port 0x66,0x62 on acpi0
Timecounter "ACPI-fast" frequency 3579545 Hz quality 1000
acpi_timer0: <24-bit timer at 3.579545MHz> port 0x1008-0x100b on acpi0
cpu0: <ACPI CPU (3 Cx states)> on acpi0
acpi_throttle0: <ACPI CPU Throttling> on cpu0
acpi_acad0: <AC Adapter> on acpi0
acpi_cmbat0: <Control Method Battery> on acpi0
acpi_lid0: <Control Method Lid Switch> on acpi0
acpi_button0: <Power Button> on acpi0
acpi_button1: <Sleep Button> on acpi0
pcib0: <ACPI Host-PCI bridge> port 0xcf8-0xcff on acpi0
pci0: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib0
pcib1: <ACPI PCI-PCI bridge> irq 16 at device 1.0 on pci0
pci1: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib1
pci1: <display, VGA> at device 0.0 (no driver attached)
pcib2: <ACPI PCI-PCI bridge> irq 17 at device 28.0 on pci0
pci2: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib2
myk0: <Marvell 88E8053 Gigabit Ethernet Controller, Ver. 8.11.1.2> port 0x4000-0x40ff mem 0xc4000000-0xc4003fff irq 16 at device 0.0 on pci2
myk0: Ethernet address: 00:03:25:21:14:65
uhci0: <Intel 82801FB/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6) USB controller USB-A> port 0x1800-0x181f irq 23 at device 29.0 on pci0
usb0: <Intel 82801FB/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6) USB controller USB-A> on uhci0
usb0: USB revision 1.0
uhub0: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
uhci1: <Intel 82801FB/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6) USB controller USB-B> port 0x1820-0x183f irq 19 at device 29.1 on pci0
usb1: <Intel 82801FB/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6) USB controller USB-B> on uhci1
usb1: USB revision 1.0
uhub1: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
uhci2: <Intel 82801FB/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6) USB controller USB-C> port 0x1840-0x185f irq 18 at device 29.2 on pci0
usb2: <Intel 82801FB/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6) USB controller USB-C> on uhci2
usb2: USB revision 1.0
uhub2: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub2: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
pci0: <serial bus, USB> at device 29.7 (no driver attached)
pcib3: <ACPI PCI-PCI bridge> at device 30.0 on pci0
pci6: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib3
cbb0: <PCI-CardBus Bridge> at device 7.0 on pci6
cardbus0: <CardBus bus> on cbb0
pccard0: <16-bit PCCard bus> on cbb0
fwohci0: <1394 Open Host Controller Interface> mem 0xc8000000-0xc8003fff,0xc8006000-0xc80067ff irq 19 at device 7.2 on pci6
fwohci0: OHCI version 1.10 (ROM=1)
fwohci0: No. of Isochronous channels is 4.
fwohci0: EUI64 00:03:25:21:57:00:13:52
fwohci0: Phy 1394a available S400, 2 ports.
fwohci0: Link S400, max_rec 2048 bytes.
firewire0: <IEEE1394(FireWire) bus> on fwohci0
fwe0: <Ethernet over FireWire> on firewire0
if_fwe0: Fake Ethernet address: 02:03:25:00:13:52
fwe0: Ethernet address: 02:03:25:00:13:52
fwe0: if_start running deferred for Giant
sbp0: <SBP-2/SCSI over FireWire> on firewire0
fwohci0: Initiate bus reset
fwohci0: node_id=0xc800ffc0, gen=1, CYCLEMASTER mode
firewire0: 1 nodes, maxhop <= 0, cable IRM = 0 (me)
firewire0: bus manager 0 (me)
pci6: <mass storage> at device 7.3 (no driver attached)
pci6: <base peripheral> at device 7.4 (no driver attached)
pci6: <network> at device 9.0 (no driver attached)
pci0: <multimedia, audio> at device 30.2 (no driver attached)
pci0: <simple comms, generic modem> at device 30.3 (no driver attached)
isab0: <PCI-ISA bridge> at device 31.0 on pci0
isa0: <ISA bus> on isab0
atapci0: <Intel ICH6 UDMA100 controller> port 0x1860-0x186f,0x376,0x170-0x177,0x3f6,0x1f0-0x1f7 at device 31.1 on pci0
ata0: channel #0 on atapci0
ata1: channel #1 on atapci0
pci0: <serial bus, SMBus> at device 31.3 (no driver attached)
acpi_tz0: <Thermal Zone> on acpi0
atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> port 0x64,0x60 irq 1 on acpi0
atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> irq 1 on atkbdc0
kbd0 at atkbd0
psm0: <PS/2 Mouse> irq 12 on atkbdc0
psm0: model Generic PS/2 mouse, device ID 0
orm0: <ISA Option ROM> at iomem 0xe0000-0xe17ff on isa0
pmtimer0 on isa0
ppc0: parallel port not found.
sc0: <System console> at flags 0x100 on isa0
sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x300>
sio0: configured irq 4 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0
sio0: port may not be enabled
sio0 at port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on isa0
sio0: type 8250 or not responding
sio1: configured irq 3 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0
sio1: port may not be enabled
vga0: <Generic ISA VGA> at port 0x3c0-0x3df iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on isa0
ums0: Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse, rev 2.00/11.10, addr 2, iclass 3/1
ums0: 3 buttons and Z dir.
Timecounter "TSC" frequency 1729008734 Hz quality 800
Timecounters tick every 10.000 msec
ad0: 76319MB <ST98823A/3.04> [155061/16/63] at ata0-master UDMA100
acd0: DVDR <HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GWA-4082N/CG02> at ata0-slave PIO4
Mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad0s2a
myk0: link up
oss: Probing the hardware for MPU-401 (UART) failed.
OSS: Busy...cannot unload drivers(1)
OSS: Busy...cannot unload drivers(1)
OSS: Busy...cannot unload drivers(1)
OSS: Busy...cannot unload drivers(1)
OSS: Busy...cannot unload drivers(1)
OSS: Busy...cannot unload drivers(1)
OSS: Busy...cannot unload drivers(1)
oss: Probing the hardware for MPU-401 (UART) failed.
oss: Probing the hardware for MPU-401 (UART) failed.
oss: Probing the hardware for MPU-401 (UART) failed.
oss: Probing the hardware for Intel High Definition Audio (Azalia) controller failed.
pid 781 (ossctl), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped)
oss: Probing the hardware for MPU-401 (UART) failed.
oss: Probing the hardware for MPU-401 (UART) failed.
oss: Probing the hardware for MPU-401 (UART) failed.

[dev]

Hi,


One of our customers has it working!!

# cat /dev/sndstat
OSS/FreeBSD 3.99.3d (C) 4Front Technologies 1996-2004

License serial number: E00000008
**** UNREGISTERED VERSION ****

Drivers: ALL
License will expire after: 06/2006


*** Unregistered version ***

Build: 200601100316
Kernel: FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE #0: Thu Nov 3 09:36:13 UTC 2005
root@x64.samsco.home:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC


Card config:
Intel High Definition Audio (Azalia) controller at 0xffef8000 irq 16

Audio devices:
0: Intel High Definition Audio pcm-front output
1: Intel High Definition Audio pcm-center/LFE output
2: Intel High Definition Audio pcm-side output
3: Intel High Definition Audio pcm-rear output
4: Intel High Definition Audio pcm-spdifout output
5: Intel High Definition Audio rec1 input
6: Intel High Definition Audio rec2 input
7: Intel High Definition Audio rec3 input
8: Intel High Definition Audio spdifin1 input
9: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #0 (GRC3)
10: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #1 (GRC3)
11: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #2 (GRC3)
12: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #3 (GRC3)
13: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #4 (GRC3)
14: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #5 (GRC3)
15: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #6 (GRC3)
16: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #7 (GRC3)

Synth devices:
0: OSS Virtual Synth v2.5

Midi devices:

Mixers:
0: Intel High Definition Audio ALC880
1: Virtual Mixer

History:
dsp0: pid 1282 cmd 'osstest' OUT
dsp1: pid 1282 cmd 'osstest' OUT


ONLY 6.0-RELEASE is supported


best regards
Dev Mazumdar

[Guest]

Which is fine and dandy, but what you'll find is that 90% of your customers that want to buy this now on laptops, need to run 6-STABLE due to the current AGP support that hasn't been ported to RELEASE yet.

Would be great to find the source of this issue and get it working on STABLE branch, since all the features related to the i915 architecture and other laptop issues are rapidly progressing there atm. Releasing OSS with HDA there now is an excellent time to do so.

RELEASE won't catch up for atleast a couple of months, where the mainstream will have HDA/compatible mode anyway.

It's all sales.

My two cents.

-Noal

Hi,


One of our customers has it working!!

# cat /dev/sndstat
OSS/FreeBSD 3.99.3d (C) 4Front Technologies 1996-2004

License serial number: E00000008
**** UNREGISTERED VERSION ****

Drivers: ALL
License will expire after: 06/2006


*** Unregistered version ***

Build: 200601100316
Kernel: FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE #0: Thu Nov 3 09:36:13 UTC 2005
root@x64.samsco.home:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC


Card config:
Intel High Definition Audio (Azalia) controller at 0xffef8000 irq 16

Audio devices:
0: Intel High Definition Audio pcm-front output
1: Intel High Definition Audio pcm-center/LFE output
2: Intel High Definition Audio pcm-side output
3: Intel High Definition Audio pcm-rear output
4: Intel High Definition Audio pcm-spdifout output
5: Intel High Definition Audio rec1 input
6: Intel High Definition Audio rec2 input
7: Intel High Definition Audio rec3 input
8: Intel High Definition Audio spdifin1 input
9: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #0 (GRC3)
10: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #1 (GRC3)
11: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #2 (GRC3)
12: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #3 (GRC3)
13: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #4 (GRC3)
14: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #5 (GRC3)
15: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #6 (GRC3)
16: OSS Virtual Mixer v2.5 Playback CH #7 (GRC3)

Synth devices:
0: OSS Virtual Synth v2.5

Midi devices:

Mixers:
0: Intel High Definition Audio ALC880
1: Virtual Mixer

History:
dsp0: pid 1282 cmd 'osstest' OUT
dsp1: pid 1282 cmd 'osstest' OUT


ONLY 6.0-RELEASE is supported


best regards
Dev Mazumdar

[dev]

Which is fine and dandy, but what you'll find is that 90% of your customers that want to buy this now on laptops, need to run 6-STABLE due to the current AGP support that hasn't been ported to RELEASE yet.

Would be great to find the source of this issue and get it working on STABLE branch, since all the features related to the i915 architecture and other laptop issues are rapidly progressing there atm. Releasing OSS with HDA there now is an excellent time to do so.

RELEASE won't catch up for atleast a couple of months, where the mainstream will have HDA/compatible mode anyway.

It's all sales.

My two cents.

-Noal

I'm sorry where do you see 6-STABLE?
on this page: http://www.freebsd.org/where.html


We only go with what Freebsd.org puts out as the version people download.

[Guest]

Which is fine and dandy, but what you'll find is that 90% of your customers that want to buy this now on laptops, need to run 6-STABLE due to the current AGP support that hasn't been ported to RELEASE yet.

Would be great to find the source of this issue and get it working on STABLE branch, since all the features related to the i915 architecture and other laptop issues are rapidly progressing there atm. Releasing OSS with HDA there now is an excellent time to do so.

RELEASE won't catch up for atleast a couple of months, where the mainstream will have HDA/compatible mode anyway.

It's all sales.

My two cents.

-Noal

I'm sorry where do you see 6-STABLE?
on this page: http://www.freebsd.org/where.html


We only go with what Freebsd.org puts out as the version people download.

If you care to read my comments, I'll take the time to answer yours.

Let me know when you have a working edition.

Best Regards,
Noal