From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 8 15:03:28 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D3D3316A418 for ; Sat, 8 Dec 2007 15:03:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from virgo977virgo@gmail.com) Received: from wa-out-1112.google.com (wa-out-1112.google.com [209.85.146.177]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A587313C442 for ; Sat, 8 Dec 2007 15:03:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from virgo977virgo@gmail.com) Received: by wa-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id k17so2196364waf for ; Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:03:27 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=hHXc2MXnm15qFvC1FU6YxBxWnNJpdJE9elVDJkeHdZk=; b=qt3I+UnMlNhjgCK/yGPuKT6qJTvbi0jsdqK0O8v5GWdfrsw+25OGvjSRtSZtxgmeqFq1XULQWAZiCu0y0kc2kVrJGH9J4tW/oZoS3RCw2iUXOJW5bYTvogZZGVLuZq2riSjjBE/oLo/feKgGYlwU1gRtE2f/oevaxcuKk+yxS18= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=H2jFKVz7ohPtf3siVrDRv3RIBQ/aV7zfg7eo6ztLS2uuAiuO4Ms1dTA5e/y7RkTwjLH9G0uWe/xFsy7Z1lUMSE4qEtpPWYgmDj5+jIisoTrebisrymirNrmzq68gGHqbBIjKPNk899aOkOLYsdP1oBdD/6vcH3dECRp0A/7yHv4= Received: by 10.114.175.16 with SMTP id x16mr3682443wae.1197126203253; Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:03:23 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.114.92.19 with HTTP; Sat, 8 Dec 2007 07:03:23 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <906f26060712080703p118cb611h5b6e548281c94e7b@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2007 16:03:23 +0100 From: "Stefano Spinucci" To: "Julian H. Stacey" In-Reply-To: <200711291724.lATHO94D039171@fire.js.berklix.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <200711291724.lATHO94D039171@fire.js.berklix.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installation problems of FreeBSD 7 beta 2 on Dell D610 (multiboot con solaris, linux, winxp) X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:03:28 -0000 On Nov 29, 2007 6:24 PM, Julian H. Stacey wrote: > "Julian H. Stacey" wrote: > > "Julian H. Stacey" wrote: > > > > Stefano & stable@ > > > > I saw similar installing 7.0-BETA3 on my Digital HiHote Ultra > > > .. > > > > I'll look for right syntax. eg maybe hw.ata.ata_dma=0 etc starting > > > > in my http://www.berklix.com/~jhs/hardware/laptops/#loader.conf > > > > > > Safe mode (Hit Key 3 after it asks for boot floppy 2nd time > > > (Im using floppy as my cd drive doesnt like my cd-rw media, just cd-r) > > > This sets hw.ata.ata_dma to 0, with this my laptop is now in middle > > > of a minimal install, reading distrib via a pcmcia ep0 ethernet. > > > > Although that enables disk writes, Pcmcia ep0 runs slow, 23KB/s, timing > > out & install has died repeatedly. I tried reducing commands used in > > bootsafekey of /sys/boot/forth/beastie.4th: > > http://www.berklix.com/~jhs/hardware/laptops/#bootsafekey > > By avoiding `3' & just using > > set hw.ata.ata_dma > > boot > > Still its a slow 23K. Still ep0 dies. Install fails. > > 7.0-BETA3 on Digital HiHote Ultra 2000 could not install via pcmcia ep0. > I minimal installed from cdrom, > Booted multiuser with 3 = Safe Boot, > Edited /boot/loader.conf from > hint.acpi.0.disabled=1 > to > # hint.acpi.0.disabled=1 > hw.ata.ata_dma=0 > Rebooted. > Cdrom sysinstall-ed all distribution sets (except essential bin > & kernels) for a full native platform, & now making /usr/src/ > It can mount the 5.1 partition & 5.1 can mount the 7.0, > so Stefano, do try hw.ata.ata_dma=0 > > Pcmcia ep0 ethernet remains unusable, ping 1.5 to 28 seconds & drop outs, > but that's an issue I'll pursue/ report on mobile@freebsd.org. > > -- > Julian Stacey. Munich Computer Consultant, BSD Unix C Linux. http://berklix.com > Ihr Rauch = mein allergischer Kopfschmerz. Dump cigs 4 snuff. > I downloaded FreeBSD beta 4 and I did some tests. I booted with 3... no success I booted with 6 and set manually hw.ata.ata_dma=0... no success looking at boot messages I see many errors on Ad0 as follows: the first error message Ad0: FAILURE - READ STATUS=59 error=4 LBA=117210237 the following errors there are similar, with some little differences - the number after LBA - READ becomes READ_MUL - FAILURE becomes TIMEOUT after all those errors the installation starts, I always see the geometry error, the geometry is correctly recognized, the disk is shown empty and, because I can't erase the full hd destroying other os installed, I'm not able to install Freebsd. last version of linux, solaris, opensolaris and windows xp installed without problems, but with FreeBSD I have no luck. thanks to those who helped me, but I'm still waiting for some other ideas to have my partition recognized... bye --- Stefano Spinucci