From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 28 05:25:43 2005 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 C353516A4CE for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2005 05:25:43 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49A1F43D3F for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2005 05:25:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from tedwin2k (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) j0S5Phj46895; Thu, 27 Jan 2005 21:25:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: "BSD Mail" , Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 21:25:41 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 In-Reply-To: <8be663db05012719283ee7e624@mail.gmail.com> Importance: Normal Subject: RE: ATA problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 05:25:43 -0000 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 [155009/16/63] at ata0-master UDMA100 > ata1-master: FAILURE - ATA_IDENTIFY > status=7f > error=7f > 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" >