From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 2 12:18:28 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ACC2137B401 for ; Fri, 2 May 2003 12:18:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from babyruth.hotpop.com (babyruth.hotpop.com [204.57.55.14]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D41E343FAF for ; Fri, 2 May 2003 12:18:27 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kitlists@hotpop.com) Received: from hotpop.com (kubrick.hotpop.com [204.57.55.16]) by babyruth.hotpop.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 3576325794B for ; Fri, 2 May 2003 19:14:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from fortytwo. (ip68-109-49-234.lu.dl.cox.net [68.109.49.234]) by smtp-1.hotpop.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 023A41A009E; Fri, 2 May 2003 19:14:18 +0000 (UTC) Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 15:13:54 -0500 From: Vulpes Velox To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-Id: <20030503151354.3a61ac6f.kitlists@hotpop.com> In-Reply-To: <20030502162505.GC95649@rot13.obsecurity.org> References: <20030503003958.326f5686.kitlists@hotpop.com> <20030502053116.GA93136@rot13.obsecurity.org> <20030503092547.4f476e55.kitlists@hotpop.com> <20030502162505.GC95649@rot13.obsecurity.org> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.8.2claws (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.7) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-HotPOP: ----------------------------------------------- Sent By HotPOP.com FREE Email Get your FREE POP email at www.HotPOP.com ----------------------------------------------- cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org cc: kris@obsecurity.org Subject: Re: wierd problem involving the command make install X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 02 May 2003 19:18:29 -0000 On Fri, 2 May 2003 09:25:05 -0700 Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Sat, May 03, 2003 at 09:25:47AM -0500, Vulpes Velox wrote: > > On Thu, 1 May 2003 22:31:16 -0700 > > Kris Kennaway wrote: > > > > > On Sat, May 03, 2003 at 12:39:58AM -0500, Vulpes Velox wrote: > > > > > > > In the last few days when I use the command 'make install' I get the > > > > following error message... > > > > > > > > ad1: READ command timeout tag=0 serv=0 - resetting > > > > ata0: resetting devices .. ad0: DMA limited to UDMA33, non-ATA66 cable or device > > > > done > > > > > > > > > > > > ...the drive appears to be working fine and I have managed to cat > > > > and cp large chunks of both file systems with out problems. The only > > > thing I have managed to come up with is a possible virus or something > > > is major misconfigured. Any one have any ideas one this. > > > > > > The drive is timing out in response to a read command. It's most > > > likely to either be marginal hardware or a low-quality IDE controller. > > > If it really bothers you, try replacing the hardware. > > > > Cool, thanks for the info. I think I am going to try putting the drive in > > another box and see what happens. > > I forgot to mention it could also be due to a poor quality cable > (e.g. the message suggests that you don't have an ATA66-capable cable > anyway, so your drive access speed is being limited to 33MHz). The odd thing about that tought is that the cable I am using with it has worked for close to two months with out any problems and nothing about it has changed since then. Another odd thing is I can install with out a problem using /stand/sysinstall, when the package part of it is working.