From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 6 16:11:18 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 972F737B401 for ; Wed, 6 Aug 2003 16:11:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ns1.aznetgate.net (ns1.aznetgate.net [208.187.24.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F1AAA43F3F for ; Wed, 6 Aug 2003 16:11:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bmusil@aznetgate.net) Received: from aznetgate.net (azng120.aznetgate.net [208.187.24.120]) by ns1.aznetgate.net (8.12.8/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h76NBHiW064099 for ; Wed, 6 Aug 2003 16:11:17 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from bmusil@aznetgate.net) Message-ID: <3F318B0F.8E9EF6BE@aznetgate.net> Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2003 16:11:11 -0700 From: Brad Musil X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.78 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: questions@FreeBSD.org X-Priority: 2 (High) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: ATAPI identify retries exceeded (amended) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: bmusil@aznetgate.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2003 23:11:18 -0000 I am attempting to install BSD 5.0 on the second hard drive in this machine. It is a 2.8 P4 with 1 GIG of memory. The CD drive is an OPTORITE CD-RW CW480, and the hard drives are IDE 74.5 gig. Here is the problem: I insert the 5.0 cd in the drive and have the machine set to boot from the cd first... but as the process starts and everything is loading the machine HALTS with the error: ata1-slave: ATAPI identify retries exceeded ad0: READ command timeout TAG=0 SERV =0 -resetting ata0: resetting devices.. EVERYTHING HALTS at this point and won't move forward. The machine functions as it should under Windows XP Professional operating system that is installed on the first hard drive... including the CD drive. What is going on here??... and how can I get this thing to continue to read the cd when attempting to install FreeBSD 5.0 I've heard the processor is 'too fast' and/or the CD is too fast... so which is it? and is there a 'cure' or patch or some type of 'trick' to getting this process to continue to completion? Thanks in advance... MyBest, Brad ps: we have already attmepted to resolve the issue by doing the following: interrupt the boot process and enter these three lines: set hw.ata.ata_dma="1" set hw.ata.atapi_dma="1" boot THIS DIDN'T WORK we then tried: set hint.acpi.0.disabled="1" THIS DIDN'T WORK EITHER then we attempted to use both of the above together and... THIS DIDN'T WORK EITHER (TOO) ;-) OK!... we are out of ideas over here... so ball over to you guys for the experts advice on what to do next. Once again... Thanks