Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 21:25:41 -0800 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "BSD Mail" <bsdmail@gmail.com>, <FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: ATA problem Message-ID: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNKECJFAAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <8be663db05012719283ee7e624@mail.gmail.com>
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Are you using an old ordinary IDE cable or the super special high density go-fast new style IDE cable? Ted > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of BSD Mail > Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 7:28 PM > To: FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: ATA problem > > > Hello, I'm having a problem installing any version of FreeBSD 5.2 and > above on a EIDE Western Digital Caviar 80GB. That system was running > 4.x without any problems for over 2 years. When I planned to install > 5.3 I got the error below. I thought at first it's HD jumper settings > "not that I changed the current settings" Then I thought it's the IDE > bus. I did further debugging. I installed different types of Linux and > Windows 2k and I got no problem with the HD. I'm able to install > FreeBSD 5.1 and any prior release with no problem. > > I read some threads about 5.3 having problems with some IDEs. If > that's the case, what is your suggestion ? I want to take advantage of > the nice features in 5.3 plus I got my DVD burner identified for the > first time under 5.3. > > After I boot from CD to proceed with a clean install. When I get > hardware probing, as I reach the 'ata' part I get the message below > and everything just freeze there. I have to do a hard boot. > > ad0: 76293MB <WDC WD800BB-75FRA0> [155009/16/63] at ata0-master UDMA100 > ata1-master: FAILURE - ATA_IDENTIFY > status=7f<READY,DMA_READY,DSC,DRQ,CORRECT,INDEX,ERROR> > error=7f<UNCORRECTABLE,MEDIA_CHANGED,NID_NOT_FOUND,MEDIA_CHAN.. REQUEST,ABORTED,NO_MEDIA,ILLEGAL_LENGTH> > LBA=0 > > Thank you, > > -- > Regards, > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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