From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 17 03:59:47 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5683B106564A for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:59:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from michael.copeland@gmail.com) Received: from qw-out-2122.google.com (qw-out-2122.google.com [74.125.92.27]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 05AFD8FC0C for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:59:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from michael.copeland@gmail.com) Received: by qw-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 9so730316qwb.7 for ; Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:59:46 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type; bh=cWUkp8nbq2aCIXhHEhQLV+L1crMLMeFwax+0v7YtDXM=; b=UskRewMeiytpGIiw1TwqyDbUU/EYDgaqJvrUgRk5zZBjAlfEQB30p5h5616DnmQTSf 8d6KRukUrNos4TXTimfSyjAwWhW2iB8lENRxvh3mn+jJnFKfE6FH+k8XQmogJQQUn2Jv jICB1JZYj2d6747VnEH/nam0Lb0+Ad7HKtlSs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type; b=UWWlVQ1pZft+pqXSYgNlZV84K2emLrmnYj6qJe2n0PPun9E7KAOm/5x5rK0a3bckVz 72Cn4BBruiSRZX+EuxoQLingJv8vmVEFMp0PkxjXQOMAJ262UkNqRSWc2zlWqSJCSYMQ NulnTKIhsQ0Gu87l/yOa05N9fCTJqJRSv32fc= Received: by 10.215.100.9 with SMTP id c9mr219087qam.356.1229486385965; Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:59:45 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?192.168.1.104? (adsl-074-245-053-043.sip.jax.bellsouth.net [74.245.53.43]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 5sm2281846ywd.31.2008.12.16.19.59.44 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:59:45 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <49487931.2060608@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:59:45 -0500 From: michael User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (X11/20081125) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: ThinkDifferently References: <21039625.post@talk.nabble.com> <21045931.post@talk.nabble.com> <49486B95.70803@ibctech.ca> <21046366.post@talk.nabble.com> <21046636.post@talk.nabble.com> In-Reply-To: <21046636.post@talk.nabble.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:59:47 -0000 ThinkDifferently wrote: > ThinkDifferently wrote: > >> Steve Bertrand-2 wrote: >> >>> AFAIK, your RocketRAID should be picked up by the 'twe' driver. >>> >>> If you run a FreeBSD install disk (as opposed to boot-only), are you >>> provided with an install location (via sysinstall) as far as hard disks >>> are concerned? >>> >>> Is this RAID array something that you can afford to risk losing through >>> troubleshooting? >>> >>> >> I haven't tried an install disk yet, just the boot-only. I will try that >> right away. >> >> This system is so spankin' new, there's nothing loaded on it. This RAID >> array is just something I setup in the BIOS. It's not even been >> initialized yet...because I can't even load the OS to install anything. >> >> > > Well, still no joy. :-( > > I have tried booting from Boot-only, Disc1, LiveFS. Additionally, I've > tried the default boot, "with ACPI disabled", "Safe Mode", "single user > mode", and "verbose logging". > > Every CD and every boot type gives me the exact same errors... > > at the beginning: > ... > acpi0: reservation of fee00000, 1000 (3) failed > acpi0: reservation of 0, a0000 (3) failed > acpi0: reservation of 100000, c7f00000 (3) failed > > and at the end: > ... > hptrr: no controller detected. > acd0: DVDROM at ata0-master UDMA33 > acd0: FAILURE READ_BIG MEDIUM ERROR asc=0x11 ascq=0x00 > GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider acd0 is iso9660/FreeBSD_xxx (where xxx is the > disc I'm using). > acd0: FAILURE - READ_BIG MEDIUM ERROR asc=0x11 ascq=0x00 > *** HANG *** > > BTW, the *** HANG *** requires a hard reset. > > Also, I read some hearsay in other forums that the READ_BIG error could be > caused by the write speed when the ISO is burned to CD. So, I tried > downgrading the burn speed from 52x to 16x. No joy. It didn't change a > thing. > disable dma specifically by escaping to the loader prompt and type hw.ata.atapi_dma=0 you can also try loading the device as a "scsi" device with atapicam. you could make this static on your iso by editing the loader.conf on the iso.