From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 31 00:44:20 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 2EA7016A4CE for ; Sun, 31 Oct 2004 00:44:20 +0000 (GMT) Received: from out004.verizon.net (out004pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.142]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BEB9943D2F for ; Sun, 31 Oct 2004 00:44:19 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from leblanc@keyslapper.org) Received: from keyslapper.org ([68.163.166.57]) by out004.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.06 201-253-122-130-106-20030910) with ESMTP id <20041031004419.GJZ4894.out004.verizon.net@keyslapper.org>; Sat, 30 Oct 2004 19:44:19 -0500 Received: from keyslapper.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by keyslapper.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i9V0iIJI031550; Sat, 30 Oct 2004 20:44:18 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from leblanc@keyslapper.org) Received: (from leblanc@localhost) by keyslapper.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i9V0iIJn031549; Sat, 30 Oct 2004 20:44:18 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from leblanc) Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 20:44:18 -0400 From: Louis LeBlanc To: Jeff Doolittle Message-ID: <20041031004418.GE9405@keyslapper.org> Mail-Followup-To: Jeff Doolittle , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org References: <20041029223412.GD4114@keyslapper.org> <41831B0D.9050305@kingsquarry.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <41831B0D.9050305@kingsquarry.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out004.verizon.net from [68.163.166.57] at Sat, 30 Oct 2004 19:44:18 -0500 cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: More Intel ICH5 SATA150 hangs X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 00:44:20 -0000 On 10/30/04 12:39 AM, Jeff Doolittle sat at the `puter and typed: > Louis LeBlanc wrote: > > > > >I did a lot of googling to see if there was anything about the > >controller and the WRITE_DMA message out there - even associated with > >Linux or any other *nix. Very little, but there were suggestions to > >change the CPU to compatible mode. I tried this and it wouldn't boot. > > > > > CPU to "compatible mode"? What worked for my ASUS was to change the > Serial ATA from enhanced mode to compatible mode which results in the > loss of either your Primary or Secondary IDE channel. I've been running > this way for months without a problem. I use the onboard Promise > controller for my "live" data and do a weekly dump to the WDC drives on > the ICH5 "compatible" mode enabled drives. The only reboots of the box > have been for newer versions of CURRENT and now STABLE. My bios doen't give that level of control on the SATA controller. > >Same result the other poor schmuck got when he tried it. There was > >also a suggestion that HT be turned off. Kinda defeats the whole > >purpose of spending the extra $100 when I bought this system, so I > >didn't bother trying it - especially since there were folks out there > >that said it wasn't related - they had no problems with the Disk > >controller and HT. > > > For the record I'm still running with HT enabled although I might turn > it off after reading many messages about how system performance is impacted. Doesn't make sense, does it? I guess I'll try turning mine off too. Much as I hate to do it - considering the promises of SMP coolness in 5.3 is why I bought the HT chip. > > > Hopefully the above is of some help. > > Good luck Every little bit helps. Thanks Lou -- Louis LeBlanc FreeBSD@keyslapper.org Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ byob, v: Believing Your Own Bull