Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 18:33:35 +0400 (MSD) From: Korolev_Andrey <korolev@eldep.mephi.ru> To: simond@irrelevant.org Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Problem in FreeBSD 4.0-RELEASE installation Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10005051803020.10777-100000@eldep.mephi.ru> In-Reply-To: <20000503155148.C56045@irrelevant.org>
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Hello. I've solved my problem. I've just disabled UDMA in bios and installation was completed without any problems. Good Luck! Andrey. On Wed, 3 May 2000 simond@irrelevant.org wrote: > On Wed, May 03, 2000 at 06:48:14PM +0400, Korolev_Andrey wrote: > > Hello! > > I want to install FreeBSD 4.0-RELEASE on my PC. > > But during the installation process (after all options are chosen and I > > press Commit) there appears the window with the text: > > Writing partition information to drive ad0,- > > and the installation process is not going futher. > > When I press Alt-F2, the lines: > > ad0: WRITE command timeout - resetting > > ata0: resetting devices..done > > -are periodicaly repeated. > > How could I solve this problem and install this version of FreeBSD on > > my computer (with 3.2-RELEASE there was no problem)? > > > > At the start of installation, BSD has found devices as: > > atapci0: <VIA 82c596 ATA33 controller> port 0xe............ > > ata0: at 0x1f0 irq 14 on atapci0 > > ad0: 8223MB <ST38410A> [16708/16/63] at ata0 - master using UDMA33. > > Good question, if you find out the answer, let me know as I'm currently > sticking to 3.4-STABLE as that's the latest I can get to run on my PC, > I get exactly the same symptoms as you, with a VIA chipset too, will > have to check the chipset model number though. > > -- > Simon Dick simond@irrelevant.org > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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