From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 26 21:31:26 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 14C7316A4CE for ; Tue, 26 Apr 2005 21:31:26 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hotmail.com (bay102-f26.bay102.hotmail.com [64.4.61.36]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E97CF43D5A for ; Tue, 26 Apr 2005 21:31:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from woodycarey@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 26 Apr 2005 14:31:25 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 64.4.61.206 by by102fd.bay102.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Tue, 26 Apr 2005 21:31:25 GMT X-Originating-IP: [64.4.61.206] X-Originating-Email: [woodycarey@hotmail.com] X-Sender: woodycarey@hotmail.com From: "W C" To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 14:31:25 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 26 Apr 2005 21:31:25.0868 (UTC) FILETIME=[4CD0E6C0:01C54AA7] Subject: VIA M1000 mini-itx system installation woes - WRITE_DMA error - cabling? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 21:31:26 -0000 Hi all, I am attempting to install 5.3-R from cd (iso image download) and sysinstall is failing to write the chosen (Auto Layout) filesystem to disk, the Toshiba 80G on the primary ide channel as master. The error on vty1 is (from memory) ad0: WRITE_DMA, error=84. The drive is detected by BIOS as a UDMA100 device. There is nothing else on this IDE channel, and only a cd drive on the other IDE slot. A search of -questions reveals this error is a UDMA mismatch, possible caused by 80-pin cabling, and fixable with atacontrol ad0 udma33 pio bla bla bla. However, I do not yet have a running system to run atacontrol from, as I am installing. I have rooted around in the bios for an option to force the drive to UDMA33 speed, to no avail. Does anyone know how I can work around this problem and install FreeBSD to this neat little system? Do I have bad cabling, a bad drive, or ??? Thanks for any follow-up questions, pointers, rants, RTFM's, etc. Woody _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/