From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 28 08:19:26 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 198C516A4CE for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2005 08:19:26 +0000 (GMT) Received: from wproxy.gmail.com (wproxy.gmail.com [64.233.184.193]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5711A43D54 for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2005 08:19:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsdmail@gmail.com) Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 58so401045wri for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2005 00:19:15 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:references; b=h9dqeilyEScc6oXhB9a5WdISvQhPzewyVrnKG0enXPFcxw0WWTXnbeWSS6xGAR3uUeP1IQlT6rhssRIvoFVSvsEGvFY8t/UTrs6x5+bS8ThMkCFyYO8u4erZdS48WR675TQKbYXLazSl4w6RHRLPBouDI+upf6HbVTouOBjARlw= Received: by 10.54.42.46 with SMTP id p46mr241056wrp; Fri, 28 Jan 2005 00:19:15 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.54.3.27 with HTTP; Fri, 28 Jan 2005 00:19:15 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <8be663db050128001957fc0ce@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 00:19:15 -0800 From: BSD Mail To: FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <8be663db05012719283ee7e624@mail.gmail.com> cc: Ted Mittelstaedt Subject: Re: ATA problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: BSD Mail List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 08:19:26 -0000 On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 21:25:41 -0800, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > > 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 REQUEST,ABORTED,NO_MEDIA,ILLEGAL_LENGTH> > > LBA=0 > > > > Thank you, > > > > -- > > Regards, I'm using the same cables I've been using for long time. A round Single IDE Ultra ATA Cable, 40c/80p 18 inch. I'm using the same exact cable on 5 other FreeBSD machines with no problem at all.