Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 18:55:23 -0600 From: "Josh Paetzel" <jpaetzel@hutchtel.net> To: <assadk@netzone.net.pk>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: HDD Error -- Please Help Message-ID: <006201c0a50f$06dfda00$6100000a@vladsempire.net> References: <200103031412.TAA09907@ns1.netzone.net.pk>
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----- Original Message ----- From: <assadk@netzone.net.pk> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 3:08 AM Subject: HDD Error -- Please Help > Hi Everyone, > > I installed FreeBSD 4.1-RELEASE on an AMD P5C 133 MHz with 32 > MB of RAM and a 4GB Approx HDD. The name of the HDD, as the kernel detects > at the time of startup is as follows: > > ad0: 3832 < Quantum Bigfoot TX4.0AT > > > FreeBSD is having problems mounting it, it spews forth the following > messages before finally mounting it: > > ad0: READ command timeout - resetting > ata0: resetting devices .. done > ad0: READ command timeout - resetting > ata0: resetting devices .. done > ad0: READ command timeout - resetting > ata0: resetting devices .. done > ad0: READ command timeout - resetting > ata0-master: WARNING: WAIT_READY active=ATA_ACTIVE_ATA. > ad0: trying fallback to PIO mode > ata0: resetting devices .. done > > After the above sessing of hit and miss it finally boots. Its not a fatal > error but it takes a couple of minutes and thats annoying. If anyone knows > how to fix this, I will be pleased to know how. I installed the same > version of FreeBSD on an IBM HDD with a capacity of 10.1 GB with a speed of > 7200 RPM and nothing like this happens. > > Thanks in Advance! > > Best Regards, > Assad Khan. > > It's hating your hard drive controller, not your hard drive. Replace it. Josh > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message sent using EMUmail -- http://www.emumail.com > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Jumping through hoops to get E-mail on the road? > You've got two choices: Join the circus, or use MollyMail. > > Molly Mail -- http://www.mollymail.com > > > > 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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