Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 07:48:10 +0100 From: Dieter <freebsd@sopwith.solgatos.com> To: Randy Schultz <schulra@earlham.edu> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: amd64/123495: 7.0 AMD64 doesn't install on a Dell SC1435 Message-ID: <200805081448.OAA11069@sopwith.solgatos.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 08 May 2008 08:19:14 EDT." <Pine.BSF.4.64.0805080816220.27199@tdream.lly.earlham.edu>
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> -}> FBSD 6.x AMD64 works great on this system, as does centos linux. > -}> When I try to install 7.0 (AMD64 of course), on boot (off the > -}> cdrom) I notice: > -}> ad4: DMA limited to UDMA33, device found non-ATA66 cable > -}> > -}> Not sure if that is an important clue but it seems to be. I > -}> know my cables are SATA-II, FWIW. > -} > -}Somewhere in the BIOS settings should be an option to switch the SATA disks to > -}AHCI, maybe this helps. > -} > -}On most BIOS this setting is in the P-ATA mode, which is a slower > -}compatibility mode and is needed for the Redmond OS to work. > > Hey Fabian, > > Tnx for the tip. Unfortunately there is no such setting on this system. My > choices are "OFF" or "AUTO". In auto mode they appear to be correctly > identified, giving the make and model #. So... with 6.x you get something like ad4: 715404MB <Seagate ST3750640AS 3.AAE> at ata2-master SATA300 but with 7.0 the SATA300 (or SATA150) is replaced with UDMA33 ? With no changes to hardware, and no changes to firmware settings?
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