From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 1 14:39:10 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 C78AB16A41C for ; Fri, 1 Jul 2005 14:39:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from alan@cyclopsvision.co.uk) Received: from dswu82.btconnect.com (dswu82.btconnect.com [193.113.154.22]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 58EE143D1D for ; Fri, 1 Jul 2005 14:39:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from alan@cyclopsvision.co.uk) Received: from c2bthomr04.btconnect.com (actually host 212.73.73.194.in-addr.arpa) by dswu82.btconnect.com with SMTP (XT-PP) with ESMTP; Fri, 1 Jul 2005 15:39:02 +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 BVQ05742; Fri, 1 Jul 2005 15:38:22 +0100 (BST) Message-Id: <200507011438.BVQ05742@c2bthomr04.btconnect.com> From: "Alan Jay" To: "'Matthias Buelow'" , "'Tony Byrne'" Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 15:38:49 +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+M//NjcGSWlasTnyyRrOXD0mgTQADymvQ X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 In-Reply-To: <200507011149.j61Bn8Fp001492@drjekyll.mkbuelow.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: RE: SATA Problems - ATA_Identify timeout ERROR - using Tyan S5350 with FreeBSD 5.4 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 14:39:10 -0000 I thought that as well. My machine is using a Tyan motherbaord with the Intel 6300SEB and I thought that was a reasnably conservative choice of motherboard. I don't know if this is a hint not to use SATA/IDE controllers any more but there are lots of occasions when it is more than enough power to be going on with. What is annoying is that there doesn't seem to be enough in the way of problem reports to say this is not supported so we know we are on to a loosing streak and need to find an alternate type of hardware. Does anyone know if the "Adaptec AIC-8110 SATA I" controller, which Tyan offer, as an add on module is supported. The release notes which I have checked do not mention this number. But hten this is probably a part number and not the chip number. Thanks. > -----Original Message----- > From: mkb@mkbuelow.net [mailto:mkb@mkbuelow.net] On Behalf Of Matthias > Buelow > Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 12:49 PM > To: Tony Byrne > Cc: Alan Jay; freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: SATA Problems - ATA_Identify timeout ERROR - using Tyan S5350 > with FreeBSD 5.4 > > Tony Byrne writes: > > >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. > > In my case here, it's ICH6 and Seagate. Normally this is a good > combination that should work flawlessly... I mean, you can't get > more conservative than an Intel chipset and a Seagate disk. > > mkb.