From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Thu May 29 18:40:49 2003
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5139D37B401
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Thu, 29 May 2003 18:40:49 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from smtp.us2.messagingengine.com (ny2.fastmail.fm [66.111.4.3])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64E1243FA3
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Thu, 29 May 2003 18:40:48 -0700 (PDT)
	(envelope-from judmarc@fastmail.fm)
Received: from www.fastmail.fm (server1.internal [10.202.2.132])
	by server2.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP
	id 19305506BE; Thu, 29 May 2003 21:40:45 -0400 (EDT)
Received: from 127.0.0.1 ([127.0.0.1] helo=www.fastmail.fm) by
	messagingengine.com  with SMTP; Thu, 29 May 2003 21:40:44 -0400
X-Epoch: 1054258844
X-Sasl-enc: OQ4mVDA+s5re1igiRazaFA
Received: from sparky (dialup-67.74.84.5.Dial1.Philadelphia1.Level3.net
	[67.74.84.5])	by www.fastmail.fm (Postfix) with ESMTP
	id AA49B2A2DF; Thu, 29 May 2003 21:40:42 -0400 (EDT)
To: Rich Morin <rdm@cfcl.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
References: <p05200f16bafb423c7331@[192.168.254.205]>
	<p05200f19bafb6d6590fd@[192.168.254.205]>
Message-ID: <oprpypl7pw0cf2rk@fastmail.fm>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
From: Jud <judmarc@fastmail.fm>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 21:40:45 -0400
In-Reply-To: <p05200f19bafb6d6590fd@[192.168.254.205]>
User-Agent: Opera7.11/Win32 M2 build 2880
Subject: Re: Boot problem: "ata0: resetting devices"
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 01:40:49 -0000

On Thu, 29 May 2003 01:35:37 -0700, Rich Morin <rdm@cfcl.com> wrote:

> Here's a bit more information on the configuration:
>
> OS:     FreeBSD 4.5
>
> Disk:   Seagate Barracuda ATA II (ST320420A; 20 GB)
>
> Chips:  478 pin Celeron; 2.1 GHz
> 512 MB DDR DIMM (2 ea.)
> SiS645DX  Northbridge _or_ SiS962(L) Southbridge
>
> The manual indicates that the motherboard could have either a
> Northbridge or Southbridge chipset, but I don't know an easy
> way to tell which one this board has.  Suggestions?

This was a common problem along about 4.5-4.6.  Upgrade to at least 4.7, 
see if it helps; the cause of the common problem was fixed in 4.7- 
prerelease.

Jud