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From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
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On Tue, Jan 20, 2004 at 10:25:08PM -0500, alexis georges wrote:
> could this have anythihng to do with it? i got it from the errata for 5.2
>=20
> [MSG]
> (9 Jan 2004) In some cases, ATA devices may behave erratically,=20
> particularly SATA devices. Reported symptoms include command timeouts or=
=20
> missing interrupts. These problems appear to be timing-dependent, making=
=20
> them rather difficult to isolate. Workarounds include:
>=20
>    *  Turn off ATA DMA using the ``safe mode'' option of the bootloader o=
r=20
> the hw.ata.ata_dma              sysctl variable.
>    *  Use the host's BIOS setup options to put the ATA controller in its=
=20
> ``legacy mode'', if available.
>    *  Disable ACPI, for example using the ``safe mode'' option of the=20
> bootloader or using the hint.acpi.0.disabled kernel environment variable.
> [/MSG]

You tell me..have you tried the other suggested workarounds?

Kris

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