Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 21:09:38 -0500 From: Josh Paetzel <josh@tcbug.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Richard McCoy <keyser456@verizon.net> Subject: Re: READ_DMA errors preventing installation Message-ID: <200505252109.39172.josh@tcbug.org> In-Reply-To: <0IH20011SPTWJ3U0@vms040.mailsrvcs.net> References: <0IH20011SPTWJ3U0@vms040.mailsrvcs.net>
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On Wednesday 25 May 2005 20:37, Richard McCoy wrote: > Hey everyone. I'm trying to start my fbsd experience and things > aren't going so hot. I spent the entire day trying to get this to > work, but to no avail: > > I tried two different fbsd versions (5.4 and 4.11), two different > mobos (gigabyte ga-7n400 pro2, and another gigabyte mobo for > amd-64, I don't know the model #), as well as three (!!!) different > Maxtor IDE hard drives (60, 80, and 100 gb). The cds boot fine, > but after I partition the hd (tried manual and auto settings) > choose my packages and try to install, I immediately get an error, > something to the effect of: > > > > ad0: FAILURE - READ_DMA status=51<READY,DSC,ERROR> > error=40<UNCORRECTABLE> > > > > I know at least the 100 gb hd is working great, and I suspect both > the others are working properly. The only thing I can think of is > it's a conflict with something on these Gigabyte mobos, like the > ide controller, but I can't find anything that pans out into a > solution anywhere on google. Is there a BIOS setting I need to > enable/disable or what's the deal? FWIW I can't get any versions > of Linux to work either (tried Red Hat 9.0 and Slackware umm. 10.1 > I think, all with similar errors), but Windows XP works on both > mobo setups. Any suggestions? Thanks. Try setting Plug n Play OS to no in the BIOS -- Thanks, Josh Paetzel
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