Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 03:30:22 +0200 From: "Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg" <listsub@401.cx> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: freebsd 4.10 ATA problem Message-ID: <4118252E.6090905@401.cx>
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Hi list. I recently installed FreeBSD 4.9 on a Dell Poweredge 1500SC with dual PIII 1.3GHz, a SCSI drive for the OS and some IDE's for storage. I experienced crashes that seemed to be related to the IDE controller so I cvsuped to latest 4.10, but the problem is still there. Here are the last lines from the log/console: Aug 10 02:46:54 rambo /kernel: ad0: READ command timeout tag=0 serv=0 - resetting Aug 10 02:46:54 rambo /kernel: ata0: resetting devices .. ad0: DMA limited to UDMA33, non-ATA66 cable or device Aug 10 02:46:54 rambo /kernel: ad1: ATA identify retries exceeded Aug 10 02:46:54 rambo /kernel: ad1: timeout waiting for cmd=c6 s=00 e=00 Aug 10 02:46:54 rambo /kernel: ad1: timeout waiting for cmd=ef s=00 e=00 Aug 10 02:46:54 rambo last message repeated 4 times Aug 10 02:46:54 rambo /kernel: done Aug 10 02:58:07 rambo /kernel: ad0: READ command timeout tag=0 serv=0 - resetting Aug 10 02:58:07 rambo /kernel: ata0: resetting devices .. Aug 10 02:58:07 rambo /kernel: ad1: removed from configuration Aug 10 02:58:07 rambo /kernel: ad0: DMA limited to UDMA33, non-ATA66 cable or device Aug 10 02:58:07 rambo /kernel: done After this, the box freezes, it totally locks up. Its not a panic, it just stops responding. Only way to recover is hard reboot. This seems to happen randomly within 1-5 days uptime, and its not related to heavy loads. I have tried to really put some stress on the IDE drives to force a lockup, but so far they have managed to survive all the torture tests Ive been able to think of. Still, the box has so far never managed more then 5 days without a crash. Do I have a f*cked up IDE controller on this motherboard or is there some setting I can try? Im gratefull for any and all suggestions. -- R
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