From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 30 03:39:46 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B301016A4CE for ; Mon, 30 Aug 2004 03:39:46 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mproxy.gmail.com (rproxy.gmail.com [64.233.170.204]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 629C743D45 for ; Mon, 30 Aug 2004 03:39:46 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from subhro.kar@gmail.com) Received: by mproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 80so76082rnl for ; Sun, 29 Aug 2004 20:39:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.38.206.45 with SMTP id d45mr1216694rng; Sun, 29 Aug 2004 20:39:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.38.206.18 with HTTP; Sun, 29 Aug 2004 20:39:45 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 09:09:45 +0530 From: Subhro To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20040830031613.GA91827@keyslapper.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable References: <20040827131301.GA58030@keyslapper.org> <20040827224713.GA62316@keyslapper.org> <20040830031613.GA91827@keyslapper.org> Subject: Re: AARRRGGHHH! (was Re: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA errors in security output) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Subhro List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 03:39:46 -0000 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 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