From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 1 13:51:59 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A913816A41C for ; Fri, 1 Jul 2005 13:51:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from alan@cyclopsvision.co.uk) Received: from dswu27.btconnect.com (dswu27.btconnect.com [193.113.154.28]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3515943D5D for ; Fri, 1 Jul 2005 13:51:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from alan@cyclopsvision.co.uk) Received: from c2bthomr04.btconnect.com (actually host 212.73.73.194.in-addr.arpa) by dswu27.btconnect.com with SMTP (XT-PP) with ESMTP; Fri, 1 Jul 2005 14:51:56 +0100 Received: from AJDELL9200 (213-78-6-149.uk.onetel.net.uk [213.78.6.149]) by c2bthomr04.btconnect.com (MOS 3.5.8-GR) with ESMTP id BVP66509; Fri, 1 Jul 2005 14:49:30 +0100 (BST) Message-Id: <200507011349.BVP66509@c2bthomr04.btconnect.com> From: "Alan Jay" To: "'Tony Byrne'" Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 14:49:56 +0100 Organization: Cyclops Vision Limited MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 Thread-Index: AcV+KB2U3Uw9Tt9ATwuWCmu0jzwkPwAARF0w X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 In-Reply-To: <535978168.20050701112847@byrnehq.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: RE: SATA Problems - ATA_Identify timeout ERROR - using Tyan S5350 with FreeBSD 5.4 (Adaptec AIC-8110 Compatibility maybe?) X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: alan@cyclopsvision.co.uk List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 13:51:59 -0000 Totally agree - I have 2 idential machines that have the same problem And have tried alternate hard disks all of which exhibit the same Problem. I would agree with you that the ICH5 must be common and the Tyan S3530 (http://www.tyan.com/products/html/tigeri7320r_spec.html ) with the Intel 6300SEB which I would have thought (as you say) was very common. I did notice that Tyan offer the Adaptec AIC-8110 SATA I controller as an add on module and I wondered if that might be supported but it doesn't seem by that number to be on the release list (any thoughts). > -----Original Message----- > From: Tony Byrne [mailto:freebsd-current@byrnehq.com] > Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 11:29 AM > To: Alan Jay > Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: SATA Problems - ATA_Identify timeout ERROR - using Tyan S5350 > with FreeBSD 5.4 > > Hello Alan, > > AJ> There have been a number of comments and queries about ATA problems and > SATA > AJ> problems with 5.4 but no views as to if this is a real problem. > > I have to agree. I've had nothing but trouble with various Intel > boards with Intel ICH5 controllers and SATA hard disks under FreeBSD > and yet the problem either doesn't seem to be widespread and isn't > recognized by the community in general. I find that strange since the > ICH5 must be common in the field along with SATA disks from Western > Digital. I would have believed faulty hardware to be the cause, but I > have *three* machines that are capable of generating DMA TIMEOUTs > while reading or writing SATA disks. > > Regards, > > Tony. > > -- > Tony Byrne >