Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 09:09:45 +0530 From: Subhro <subhro.kar@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: AARRRGGHHH! (was Re: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA errors in security output) Message-ID: <b2807d040408292039204d05a5@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20040830031613.GA91827@keyslapper.org> References: <20040827131301.GA58030@keyslapper.org> <20040827224713.GA62316@keyslapper.org> <20040830031613.GA91827@keyslapper.org>
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Although highly unlikely, but could you check your BIOS and enable DMA if there is any setting for it? Alternatively, old BIOSses are really messy about handling New hard drives. So reflashing the BIOS is also a good option if your mo'bo manufacturer offers something new. Also you did not indicate what type of cable you are using, ie 40 conductor or 80 conductor. Regards S. On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 23:16:13 -0400, Louis LeBlanc <freebsd@keyslapper.org> wrote: > On 08/28/04 09:04 AM, Subhro sat at the `puter and typed: > > Well it is really unfortunate that hard disks don't need a reason to > > die. Maybe you are right. Are you using a 40 conductor or a 80 > > conductor cable? You can also try disabling DMA by setting the values > > displayed by sysctl -a | grep dma to 0 in /boot/loader.conf > > > > Regards > > S. >=20 > Somehow I don't think that's going to solve my problem. After adding > the following line to loader.conf: > hw.ata.ata_dma=3D0 > the machine just freezes up while trying to mount the root partition. >=20 > I managed to boot to an old kernel and fix that problem. >=20 > Lou > -- > Louis LeBlanc FreeBSD@keyslapper.org > Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) > http://www.keyslapper.org =D4=BF=D4=AC >=20 > Grief can take care of itself; but to get the full value of a joy you > must have somebody to divide it with. > -- Mark Twain > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" >=20 --=20 Subhro Sankha Kar School of Information Technology Block AQ-13/1 Sector V ZIP 700091 India
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