From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 21 23:29:05 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 441A31065675 for ; Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:29:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ivan@careytech.com.au) Received: from ipmail05.adl2.internode.on.net (ipmail05.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.214.145]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB5F08FC0C for ; Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:29:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ivan@careytech.com.au) X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AiQBAPRZTkmWZZrV/2dsb2JhbAAIu0RYjwWGQw X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.36,260,1228051800"; d="scan'208";a="280278408" Received: from ppp154-213.static.internode.on.net (HELO [192.168.1.2]) ([150.101.154.213]) by ipmail05.adl2.internode.on.net with ESMTP; 22 Dec 2008 09:59:03 +1030 Message-ID: <494ED13E.7020602@careytech.com.au> Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:29:02 +1100 From: Ivan Carey User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (Windows/20081105) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Wojciech Puchar References: <494E1B9C.8000100@careytech.com.au> <20081221121746.P13963@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> In-Reply-To: <20081221121746.P13963@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: error reading SATA DVDRW X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: ivan@careytech.com.au List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:29:05 -0000 Wojciech Puchar wrote: > enter bootloader prompt (6) and type > > set hw.ata.atapi_dma=0 > boot > > > On Sun, 21 Dec 2008, Ivan Carey wrote: > >> I am unable to install FreeBSD because of the following error >> acd0: FAILURE - READ BIG_MEDIUM ERROR asc=0x21 ascq=0x00 >> >> The computer reboots during install. >> >> I have read that this error can be due to the DVD drive being a >> master, as it is a SATA drive it is assigned as a master in the BIOS >> >> Is there a way this can be resolved. >> >> Thanks, >> Ivan >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > Wojciech I entered the command set hw.ata.atapi_dma=0 while loading I still get the error acd0: FAILURE - READ BIG_MEDIUM ERROR asc=0x11 ascq=0x00 I installed FreeBSD 7.0 with out a problem When I install PCBSD 7.0.2 During the boot process I get 4 messages of acd0: FAILURE - READ BIG_MEDIUM ERROR asc=0x11 ascq=0x00 At the loader prompt I also entered set hw.ata.atapi_dma=0 I get this error at the Install GUI when it is reading each package from the disc Seek failed: Invalid argument Then about half way through the install I get a message An error occurred while extracting the system image The system then reboots. For interest and information I have now problems installing Ubuntu and Win XP Thanks, Ivan