Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 22:29:29 +0200 From: Erik Johnsson <erik@erikjohnsson.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ad0 TIMEOUT during install Message-ID: <20040807222929.00004c9d@bostream.bostream> In-Reply-To: <20040807123057.000044f2@bostream.bostream> References: <20040807123057.000044f2@bostream.bostream>
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On Sat, 7 Aug 2004 12:30:57 +0200 Erik Johnsson <erik@erikjohnsson.net> wrote: > When I try to install FreeBSD 5.2.1 from floppies I get this when it tries to format the disk, the installation freezes(though caps lock work). > > ad0 TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying(2 retries left) LBA=63 > ad0 DMA limited to UDMA33, non-ATA66 cable or device > ad0 Warning - WRITE_DMA interrupt was seen but timeout failed. > ad0 Warning - WRITE_DMA interrupt was seen but taskqueue stalled LBA=63 > > I've googled and I have yet to see a solution to this problem. It was simply a broken cable. :)
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