From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 25 14:43:38 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BF29C16A421 for ; Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:43:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ktsin@acm.org) Received: from pop.taipei.corp.yahoo.com (pop.taipei.corp.yahoo.com [203.188.207.36]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F12A313C457 for ; Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:43:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ktsin@acm.org) Received: from felicity.hsins.com (ktsin-lt.taipei.corp.yahoo.com [10.82.30.25]) by pop.taipei.corp.yahoo.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/pop-tw) with ESMTP id l7PEhXO8014352 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:43:33 +0800 (CST) Received: from felicity.hsins.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by felicity.hsins.com (8.14.1/8.14.1/cyrus) with ESMTP id l7PEhKAn013755; Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:43:20 +0800 (MYT) (envelope-from ktsin@acm.org) Received: (from ktsin@localhost) by felicity.hsins.com (8.14.1/8.14.1/Submit) id l7PEhJ0b013754; Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:43:19 +0800 (MYT) (envelope-from ktsin@acm.org) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:43:19 +0800 From: KT Sin To: brad miele Message-ID: <20070825144317.GA6461@felicity.hsins.com> References: <20070825120009.A6A6716A4FC@hub.freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=big5 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070824074423.N68761@shanty.ipnstock.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on felicity.hsins.com Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: hp nc6230 ad0 timeout errors. X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:43:38 -0000 hi! my nc6220 used to have strange problems with ata disk right after boot-up until i added the following line to /boot/loader.conf. hw.acpi.osname="Windows 2001" try and see if it helps for you. kt p.s. boot with acpi disabled first. > > hi, > > I have a hp nc6230 that has run freebsd in the past. I am trying to > install 6.2, and the install from CD goes fine, but it will not make it to > a login prompt on a subsequent reboot. The error is: > > ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=2270335 > g_vfs_done():ad0s1a[READ(offset=1162379264, length=49152)]error=5 > vnode_pager_getpages: I/O read error > vm_fault: pager read error, pid 46 (sh) > pid 46 (sh), uid 0: exited on signal 11 > > then it drops me to single user, but that doesn't work and the machine > starts streaming the ad0 errors past me. In the past I have always > assumed that this is a drive going bad, however i have tried it with 3 > drives to the same effect. One of the drives has a windows partition that > has no issues. > > The bios on the laptop is the latest. > > I am going to see if i can adjust the UDMA mode at boot with atacontrol. > Any other advice would be great. Sorry if this is the wrong list and > whatnot. > > Brad > --------------------- > Brad Miele > IPNstock.com > bmiele@ipnstock.com