From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 20 23:00:22 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CF1AC9BC for ; Wed, 20 Nov 2013 23:00:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mho-02-ewr.mailhop.org (mho-02-ewr.mailhop.org [204.13.248.72]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 931302FCE for ; Wed, 20 Nov 2013 23:00:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from c-24-8-230-52.hsd1.co.comcast.net ([24.8.230.52] helo=damnhippie.dyndns.org) by mho-02-ewr.mailhop.org with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1VjGHZ-0004Rr-9U; Wed, 20 Nov 2013 22:30:01 +0000 Received: from [172.22.42.240] (revolution.hippie.lan [172.22.42.240]) by damnhippie.dyndns.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id rAKMTwUj081445; Wed, 20 Nov 2013 15:29:58 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from ian@FreeBSD.org) X-Mail-Handler: Dyn Standard SMTP by Dyn X-Originating-IP: 24.8.230.52 X-Report-Abuse-To: abuse@dyndns.com (see http://www.dyndns.com/services/sendlabs/outbound_abuse.html for abuse reporting information) X-MHO-User: U2FsdGVkX1/AyuZSNAY5lyMTocbVocS/ Subject: Re: FreeBSD-10 microdrive seagate ST1AT 4GB (VIA mbo) problem From: Ian Lepore To: Berislav Purgar In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 15:29:58 -0700 Message-ID: <1384986598.31172.522.camel@revolution.hippie.lan> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.32.1 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.16 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 23:00:22 -0000 On Wed, 2013-11-20 at 21:27 +0100, Berislav Purgar wrote: > Hello .. > > I have problem with microdrive and some CF cards on IGEL 3/4 compact thin > client ( http://www.parkytowers.me.uk/thin/Igel/3210/index.shtml ). Problem > is that FreeBSD cannot find microdrive or CF card to mount sytem / on (but > kernel is found and loaded from microdrive or CF card). I have one CF card > (sandisk ultra II) which boots but with some timeouts before. Here are > links to pictures of this problem. > > (aprobe:ata0:0:0:0): ATA_IDENTIFY. ACB: ec 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 > > > http://s24.postimg.org/al2k6qfzp/WP_20131120_003_1.jpg > http://s17.postimg.org/wm0s58kzz/WP_20131120_007_1.jpg > http://s23.postimg.org/5sp2k4trf/WP_20131120_006_1.jpg > > i tried same configuration on openbsd5.3 and everething si Ok .. Any > suggestions ? > > Tnx > sorry for my English .. Try adding hw.ata.ata_dma=0 to your /boot/loader.conf. I don't know why the bios can do DMA on a CF and freebsd can't, but we've needed to add that at $work for years (going back to freebsd 4.x at least). Of course, you pay a huge performance penalty for running in PIO mode. -- Ian