From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 17 14:20:19 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 E0E4A1065676 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:20:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bounces@nabble.com) Received: from kuber.nabble.com (kuber.nabble.com [216.139.236.158]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B85C68FC1E for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:20:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bounces@nabble.com) Received: from isper.nabble.com ([192.168.236.156]) by kuber.nabble.com with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1LCxG7-0000d0-6W for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:20:19 -0800 Message-ID: <21053991.post@talk.nabble.com> Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:20:19 -0800 (PST) From: ThinkDifferently To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <49487931.2060608@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Nabble-From: Jeremy@FutureCIS.com 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> <49487931.2060608@gmail.com> 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 14:20:20 -0000 michael-439 wrote: > > disable dma specifically by escaping to the loader prompt and type > hw.ata.atapi_dma=0 > Tried it. Didn't work. michael-439 wrote: > > 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. > Forgive my ignorance; as I've stated earlier, I'm pretty new to FreeBSD. How would I do as you suggest above? -- I've worked with System V Unix for well over 14 years. Working with System III-based FreeBSD, I've come to the conclusion that for every one thing I know about System V, there is one thing I don't know about System III. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/FreeBSD-7-load-hangs-on-boot-tp21039625p21053991.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com.