From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 20 18:20:32 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A25E816AC6C for ; Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:20:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (66-23-211-162.clients.speedfactory.net [66.23.211.162]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3291A13C474 for ; Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:20:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from zion.baldwin.cx (zion.baldwin.cx [192.168.0.7]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l1KIKQUI086577; Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:20:29 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:25:44 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.4 References: <6FFE9846-5BCA-4A88-8EBD-5E047240C507@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <6FFE9846-5BCA-4A88-8EBD-5E047240C507@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200702201125.44395.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (server.baldwin.cx [192.168.0.1]); Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:20:30 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.3/2613/Tue Feb 20 11:39:58 2007 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on server.baldwin.cx Cc: Francisco =?iso-8859-15?q?Jos=E9_Nina_Rente?= Subject: Re: alphaserver 2100 5/250 with promise pci ide controlor X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:20:32 -0000 On Monday 19 February 2007 12:11, Francisco Jos=E9 Nina Rente wrote: > Hi all, >=20 > I'm trying to install FreeBSD 6.2 with GENERIC on a alphaserver 2100 =20 > 5/250 with a promise pdc20269 ide controller. > The objective it's to use one of the scsi disk on the system to boot =20 > and have the rest of the OS on the to ide disks in RAID 1. > My Problem is: >=20 > 1- When i boot the freebsd cd normally i get this messages: >=20 > ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=3D0 > ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (0 retries left) LBA=3D0 > ad0: FAILURE - READ_DMA timed out LBA=3D0 > ad1: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=3D0 > ad1: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (0 retries left) LBA=3D0 > ad1: FAILURE - READ_DMA timed out LBA=3D0 >=20 > And i can eaven see the disk geometry in the label tool of sysinstall. >=20 > 2 - If i set hw.ata.ata_dma=3D0 on the boot, the messages disappears. =20 > If i switch from mode PIO4 to udma33 or udma66 with atacontrol there =20 > is no problem, at leas i can label the disk normally, > But in this case only one of the disk can be accessed, only ad0! =20 > Because if i try to use disklabel on ad1 the above message appear again! > If i change to udma100 (the maximum that is supported by the two =20 > disks) the same message appears. >=20 > 3- I boot with set hw.ata.ata_dma=3D0 and i change to udma66, when i =20 > start the installation i get a panic. >=20 >=20 > I don't want to use less then udma66, of course :( > I already try various cable (all 80 conductor cable ). > When i try to use the same promise pdc20269 ide controller in a =20 > regular x86 box it works normally. >=20 > Another question what i need to do to force udma66 on boot? ATA DMA doesn't really work on alpha unfortunately. =2D-=20 John Baldwin