From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 2 11:58:10 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA98C16A4CE; Thu, 2 Dec 2004 11:58:10 +0000 (GMT) Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de (moutng.kundenserver.de [212.227.126.185]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 530C143D48; Thu, 2 Dec 2004 11:58:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from craig@small-pla.net) Received: from [212.227.126.206] (helo=mrelayng.kundenserver.de) by moutng.kundenserver.de with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 1CZpar-0000W7-00; Thu, 02 Dec 2004 12:57:53 +0100 Received: from [217.231.79.168] (helo=jupiter) by mrelayng.kundenserver.de with asmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 1CZpaq-00074N-00; Thu, 02 Dec 2004 12:57:52 +0100 From: "craig" To: , Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 12:57:51 +0100 Organization: small-pla.net Message-ID: <000b01c4d866$275cbf30$6500a8c0@jupiter> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <998086773.20041129172241@wilbury.sk> X-Provags-ID: kundenserver.de abuse@kundenserver.de auth:455859535b7de7b84111a2e321f2419d cc: 'DanGer' cc: 'Peter Risdon' Subject: RE: Re[2]: WRITE_DMA failures on 5.3 (but NOT on 4.10) X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: craig@small-pla.net List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 11:58:11 -0000 as much as i have tried, i have still not managed to resolve this issue. the best i can do at this time is to revert back to 4.10-stable (which = has its own USB issues...) considering this is a fairly serious issue (at least, to me it is), = would it be appropriate to post a PR? i have done a cursory search through the archive and not come up with anything similar. thanks, --- craig@small-pla.net =20 -----Original Message----- From: DanGer [mailto:danger@wilbury.sk]=20 Sent: 29 November 2004 17:23 To: craig; questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re[2]: WRITE_DMA failures on 5.3 (but NOT on 4.10) Hi craig, Monday, November 29, 2004, 10:47:11 AM, you thoughtfully wrote the following: >>DanGer wrote: >>[...] >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> i have the same issue on brand new 200gb ata maxtor hard drive. i=20 >>> had the same issue on 5.2.1, but when i upgraded to 5.3 i decided to = >>> turn on ata dma but after 9 days of uptime it froze..no logs,=20 >>> whatever...so i turned ata dma off for now, and i will stay and=20 >>> watch what will happen.. >> >>That's very helpful, thank you. The behaviour you describe - machine=20 >>freezing - is exactly what I have experienced. I'm feeling vaguely=20 >>optimistic now :-) >> >>>=20 >>> but there should be some other fix, because i don't want to keep my=20 >>> disc in pio mode :/ >> >>Absolutely. But I guess, since I'm not going to try to produce a fix=20 >>myself, I can't whinge too loudly. A workaround is what I need right=20 >>now and I hope you've confirmed that this is one. >> >>Peter. > have you had any luck yet? there wasn't reboot since last, when i turned dma off and i have no = strange messeges in logs..but i have to remind you, that the box froze after 9 = days of uptime, when i had dma turned on, so... > i've disabled DMA at a bios level, but it seems to make no discernable = > difference. and the installation still fails... try to turn it off in system before boot in loader prompt (not sure if this is possible:)) > have the IDE drivers changed between 4.10 and 5.3? i think so, but there are people who understands this more than me ;-) > much thanks, --=20 Best Regards, +----------=3D=3D/\/\=3D=3D----------+ (__) FreeBSD | DanGer | \\\'',) The | DanGer@IRCnet ICQ261701668 | \/ \ ^ Power | http://danger.homeunix.org | .\._/_) To +----------=3D=3D\/\/=3D=3D----------+ Serve [ (singing): Spam, spam, it comes in a can...And elephants come in = quarts! ]