From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 21 18:26:59 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8138416A468 for ; Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:26:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from markir@paradise.net.nz) Received: from smtp3.clear.net.nz (smtp3.clear.net.nz [203.97.33.64]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 605E613C4B9 for ; Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:26:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from markir@paradise.net.nz) Received: from zmori.markir.net (121-72-67-238.dsl.telstraclear.net [121.72.67.238]) by smtp3.clear.net.nz (CLEAR Net Mail) with ESMTP id <0JQ800K03MHHS730@smtp3.clear.net.nz> for freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org; Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:22:29 +1300 (NZDT) Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:22:28 +1300 From: Mark Kirkwood In-reply-to: <200710191613.18043.achilov-rn@askd.ru> To: "Achilov, Rashid" Message-id: <471AA9D4.8090003@paradise.net.nz> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=KOI8-R; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit References: <200710191613.18043.achilov-rn@askd.ru> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (X11/20070716) Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Support of VIA Apollo Pro in 6.x is completely broken? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:26:59 -0000 Rashid N. Achilov wrote: > I have some boxes, built on motherboards Gigabyte GB-6VA+ (VIA Apollo Pro > chipset). Do not say me, that's bullshit, I know :-/ > > Some of these boxes works under 4.5-RELEASE, some under Windows 2000. Sometime > it should be upgraded on to 6.x branch, but I cannot use it - when I install > 6.x on these boxes, I cannot bring up any network interface - link leds on > card brights, but no any traffic can pass, even on neighbour box! I see > > xl0: watchdog timeout > xl0: watchdog timeout > ... > > messages on console. > > Later. When connect HDD to motherboard through ordinary (40-wired) cable, 6.x > says, that HDD is broken! I see endless messages > > DMA_ERROR..., CRC_ERROR... etc > > When I change cable to UDMA (80-wired) - all these messages are disapper > > Later. When I boot box with "ACPI disabled" network cards works! But box hangs > up after about 5-10 minutes of active work. Cooler does not stop but box > hangs completely, only reset works. > Hmm interesting - I couldn't actually find any specs for a G*B*-6VA+ (only a GA-6VA+)... is it a VIA Apollo Pro 133A chipset with slot-1 P-II/III? If so I've run 6.x (a while ago so probably 6.0 or 6.1) on a Tyan Trinity 400 (same chipset and cpu support)... and I used a 3Com office-connect ethernet (xl based) card....without any issues. Maybe see if Gigabyte have a more recent BIOS update for the board and update one of them and re-test! On the ATA cable front, assuming the chipset is as I guessed, the ATA controller is ATA-66 capable, so yeah, best to use an 80-wire cable and get *some* IO speed out of these old things! Cheers Mark