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Date:      Sun, 27 Mar 2005 12:01:46 +0200
From:      Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: buggy ATA controller: I can install 4.11, but not 5.3 !?!
Message-ID:  <20050327120146.36927b89.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no>
In-Reply-To: <20050327081009.9908.qmail@web54008.mail.yahoo.com>
References:  <20050327081009.9908.qmail@web54008.mail.yahoo.com>

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On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 00:10:09 -0800 (PST)
Rob <spamrefuse@yahoo.com> 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



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