From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 16 16:49:34 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3DC461065672 for ; Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:49:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from faber@zod.isi.edu) Received: from zod.isi.edu (zod.isi.edu [128.9.168.221]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 229348FC1E for ; Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:49:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from zod.isi.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zod.isi.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n8GGDRV5089199 for ; Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:13:27 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from faber@zod.isi.edu) Received: (from faber@localhost) by zod.isi.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n8GGDRko089198 for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:13:27 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from faber) Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:13:27 -0700 From: Ted Faber To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20090916161327.GB87631@zod.isi.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="mxv5cy4qt+RJ9ypb" Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-url: http://www.isi.edu/~faber Subject: PATA disks/DVD not detected on ATI IXP 700 - cannot boot X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:49:34 -0000 --mxv5cy4qt+RJ9ypb Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi. I'm trying to upgrade a machine to a new motherboard (the ECS A790GXM-AD3 AM3 790GX) my FreeBSD 7-STABLE system (GENERIC kernel, compiled from source on 10 Sept 2009) reaches the point where it's going to mount the root file system and can't find the disk. It drops me into the manual specification of root file system menu, but there are no GEOM-managed disks to choose from. =20 There's only one drive in the system, a PATA-connected drive that boots correctly under the old (and I do mean old, circa 2005) motherboard. Booting from an install/rescue CDROM on a PATA_connected drive proceeds about the same: boots but cannot find the CDROM to mount. SATA drives seem to be found correctly, but I don't have any with FreeBSD on them.=20 The ATA controller reports itself as an ATI IXP 700. There's more info on the motherboard here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=3DN82E16813135236&nm_mc=3DT= EMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=3DTEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_- I haven't tried to boot from a USB drive yet, because ATA has so rarely failed me in the past, but I'm happy to do whatever will help to provide more diagnostic info. (The machine is at home, so I won't be able to do much data-gathering until tonight.) Thanks for any help. --=20 Ted Faber http://www.isi.edu/~faber PGP: http://www.isi.edu/~faber/pubkeys.= asc Unexpected attachment on this mail? See http://www.isi.edu/~faber/FAQ.html#= SIG --mxv5cy4qt+RJ9ypb Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.13 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkqxDqcACgkQaUz3f+Zf+XsEgACgpb7B81Pl/RpyCQigkJusTvcV Xy8AoLbDnaWepX/NeKzeyZriiAINrRCf =54jE -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --mxv5cy4qt+RJ9ypb--