From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 18 22:54:42 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 1003F16A427 for ; Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:54:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from simon.crosby@endace.com) Received: from www.endace.com (endace.smrn.com [209.234.97.14]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 34FBE43D45 for ; Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:54:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from simon.crosby@endace.com) Received: from et.endace.com (203-97-51-114.dsl.clear.net.nz [203.97.51.114]) by www.endace.com (8.13.4/8.12.10) with ESMTP id jBIMseXG022591 for ; Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:54:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from orthos.et.endace.com (orthos.et.endace.com [192.168.64.151]) (authenticated bits=0) by et.endace.com (8.13.5/8.12.11) with ESMTP id jBIMsYBh043176 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5 bits=128 verify=NOT) for ; Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:54:35 +1300 (NZDT) From: Simon Crosby To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:54:34 +1300 Message-Id: <1134946474.3498.5.camel@orthos.et.endace.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.2 (2.2.2-5) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version devel-20051115, clamav-milter version devel-300905 on www.endace.com X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.87.1/1212/Mon Dec 19 00:09:50 2005 on et.endace.com X-Virus-Status: Clean Subject: ATA problems on Supermicro X6DHE motherboards X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:54:42 -0000 Hello, I have a a machine with a Supermicro X6DHE-XG2 motherboard and one with a X6DHE-G2 motherboard. When I try to install FreeBSD 5.4 on these machines I get "FAILURE - ATA_IDENTIFY timed out" messages while the installer is booting. The installer does manage to start, but when you go to the fdisk screen it says there are no disks to install to. The installation can be done in safe mode however. When the installation is finished these machines hang during startup unless booted in safe mode. I have seen instructions on the web for creating a "safe mode kernel" that can boot without problems, but since these these machines will be used for testing so it is important to have the normal kernel. I have also tried FreeBSD 6.0, with the same problems. Here are some screen captures of the messages: Error messages on the machines while booting the installer: X6DHE-G2 http://www.baud-bandit.com/x6dhe-g2-install.png X6DHE-XG2 http://www.baud-bandit.com/x6dhe-xg2-install.png Error messages on the machines while booting the installation: X6DHE-G2 http://www.baud-bandit.com/x6dhe-g2-boot.png X6DHE-XG2 http://www.baud-bandit.com/x6dhe-xg2-boot-page1.png http://www.baud-bandit.com/x6dhe-xg2-boot-page2.png Another similar case i've seen: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-bugs/2005-February/011693.html Any advice or help appreciated. Simon Crosby