Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 02:50:31 -0700 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "Alejandro A. Ramirez" <ales@megared.net.mx>, "Jonathan M. Slivko" <jslivko@jslivko.org>, "Dimuthu Bandara" <dimuthu@hotmail.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Soren Schmidt" <sos@freebsd.dk>, <freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: IBM Netfinity 5000 Problem (ATA Driver Bug) Message-ID: <002c01c103a5$990ae600$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <00c501c1031b$20b64120$d3620a0a@megared.net.mx>
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You could always try reverting to the old "wd" IDE driver for your Netfinity cdrom once you get the server installed. Ted Mittelstaedt tedm@toybox.placo.com Author of: The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide Book website: http://www.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Alejandro A. >Ramirez >Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 10:19 AM >To: Jonathan M. Slivko; Dimuthu Bandara >Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Soren Schmidt; >freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG >Subject: Re: IBM Netfinity 5000 Problem (ATA Driver Bug) > > > There is actually a bug in the ATA driver since 4.X branch came out, I >have been having this problem with 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3, it always hangs >in there, and sometimes gives me a fatal trap, I have wrote >several times to >the author of the driver, sendeing him a boot -v, fatal traps, and all of >those things, he replied once to try a patch, but it didnt worked >and I have >never heard of him again (Im copying him in this mail). You cant use the >cdrom in the Netfinitys 5000īs, you will have to install the system with >floppy disks. > >Greetings... >Ales > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jonathan M. Slivko" <jslivko@jslivko.org> >To: "Dimuthu Bandara" <dimuthu@hotmail.com> >Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> >Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 6:00 PM >Subject: Re: IBM Netfinity 5000 Problem > > >> Did you burn the ISO from ftp.freebsd.org? You could have gotten a bad >> burn, thats what it looks like. -- Jonathan >> >> \|||/ >> (o o) >> /-----------------------------ooO-(_)-Ooo----------------------------\ >> | Jonathan M. Slivko E-Mail: jslivko@jslivko.org | >> | IRC Nick: optix` Backup: js43064n@pace.edu | >> | AIM/AOL: JMSNY2001 Web : http://www.jslivko.org | >> |--------------------------------------------------------------------| >> | "History teaches us that days like this are best spent in bed" | >> \--------------------------------------------------------------------/ >> >> >> On Sat, 30 Jun 2001, Dimuthu Bandara wrote: >> >> > Hi, >> > >> > I am trying to install FreeBSD 4.3 Release on IBM Netfinity 5000 >server. It >> > all went fine until the files system creation process >completes. Then it >> > gives me following error. I think it's something to do with >CD-ROM but I >> > tried with a another brand new CD-ROM drive but the result is >the same.. >> > Please help me on this matter.. >> > >> > Here is my error messages .. >> > >> > Blue screeen continues until "All Filessytems information written >> > successfully" and hangs. >> > screen 2 (alt f2) shows more information: >> > >> > Debug Generating /etc/fstab file >> > acd0:READ_TOC command timeout .. resetting >> > ata0:Resetting devices .. done >> > acd0:read data overrun 12/0 >> > acd0: READ_BIG command timeout .. resetting >> > ata0: reesetting devices .. done >> > >> > The last two messages repeat about 5 times and hangs. >> > >> > >> > >> > Could you please help me on this problem... >> > >> > Thanks a lot.. >> > >> > Dim >> > >_________________________________________________________________________ >> > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at >http://www.hotmail.com. >> > >> > >> > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >> > >> >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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