From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 26 23:00:07 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 3F92816A4CE for ; Tue, 26 Apr 2005 23:00:07 +0000 (GMT) Received: from email.web-1hosting.net (mail-node1.web-1hosting.net [63.123.79.211]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD91F43D1F for ; Tue, 26 Apr 2005 23:00:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from security@adtu.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by email.web-1hosting.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 838B71CC; Tue, 26 Apr 2005 18:01:35 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [192.168.168.243] (spencer-900-31.iowaone.net [12.167.40.62]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by email.web-1hosting.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B0211C9; Tue, 26 Apr 2005 18:01:33 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <426EC7E4.90005@adtu.org> Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 22:59:48 +0000 From: Aaron Sloan User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2 (X11/20050328) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: W C References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by ClamAV at web-1hosting.net cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 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 23:00:07 -0000 W C wrote: > 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/ > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > My experience with these boards is that they are very picky about RAM. I had similar problems as you have described. I ordered Crucial's recommended stick and it worked fine after that. Aaron