From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 27 10:01:49 2005 Return-Path: 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 D912C16A4CE for ; Sun, 27 Mar 2005 10:01:49 +0000 (GMT) Received: from bgo1smout1.broadpark.no (bgo1smout1.broadpark.no [217.13.4.94]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 21CF843D2D for ; Sun, 27 Mar 2005 10:01:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no) Received: from bgo1sminn1.broadpark.no ([217.13.4.93]) by bgo1smout1.broadpark.no (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IE000N3U8XS38A0@bgo1smout1.broadpark.no> for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Sun, 27 Mar 2005 11:56:16 +0200 (CEST) Received: from kg-work.kg4.no ([80.203.21.150]) by bgo1sminn1.broadpark.no (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with SMTP id <0IE0004UA99MJ520@bgo1sminn1.broadpark.no> for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Sun, 27 Mar 2005 12:03:22 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 12:01:46 +0200 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen X-Face: "t9w2,-X@O^I`jVW\sonI3.,36KBLZE*AL[y9lL[PyFD*r_S:dIL9c[8Y>V42R0"!"yb_zN,f#%.[PYYNq;m"_0v;~rUM2Yy!zmkh)3&U|u!=T(zyv,MHJv"nDH>OJ`t(@mil461d_B'Uo|'nMwlKe0Mv=kvV?Nh@>Hb<3s_z2jYgZhPb@?Wi^x1a~Hplz1.zH In-reply-to: <20050327081009.9908.qmail@web54008.mail.yahoo.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-id: <20050327120146.36927b89.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.0.4 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.3) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT References: <20050327081009.9908.qmail@web54008.mail.yahoo.com> Subject: Re: buggy ATA controller: I can install 4.11, but not 5.3 !?! X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 10:01:50 -0000 On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 00:10:09 -0800 (PST) Rob wrote: > I have installed 4.11, without any problems, > although the dmesg output has a line about buggy > ATA controller (see below for dmesg output). The controller is broken. For the whole ugly story, see http://mindprod.com/eideflaw.html > When I try to install 5.3 in this PC (using the What does the dmesg say, if yor press "Scroll Lock" and page up in it? Is your ata controller and / or disk detected at all? > Moreover, 4.11 seems to be running fine on this PC. Well, if it works, why don't you just keep it? -- Regards, Torfinn Ingolfsen, Norway