From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 21 10:44:53 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD9081065673 for ; Sun, 21 Dec 2008 10:44:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f19.google.com (mail-bw0-f19.google.com [209.85.218.19]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3898B8FC17 for ; Sun, 21 Dec 2008 10:44:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com) Received: by bwz12 with SMTP id 12so4628197bwz.19 for ; Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:44:51 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=L9cEfd3iTHFQ91jU0vrGERDAoclsFU+9WrQgP1PL2RI=; b=jxU9xcG45nElW13g0Z+9cmCRK+Kxrz50l/6SKe/UiXpRDJRMR4VDuDps/EliXbbhuy mBHF+yxSDjR1thGFsB0s1dr9ENOEYyu3nKf6/StsjgHtFvJZMZ5u85uk4Rxbzr0n3Zis Rw6FVmzfI/0LrcuD7QGIzFV2NrQkNzuZov8eA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=lS5J9zOBm+9r8f4AH4TjYhQRlf7OXs6d47eG4fGUUNrTRKJQO+k1k1hIpSwcCh22y8 GT75/QXS08b8oegVh5N97yZtX7CcddqUU3k3ODl2f+VMhqVirah7tzhE0WbmYoa/Zvba 8zLZdlg+pavOOv1IEmNeN3byi7YyK7GoHt/3E= Received: by 10.103.106.1 with SMTP id i1mr1899842mum.0.1229856291659; Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:44:51 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.103.91.11 with HTTP; Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:44:51 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4ad871310812210244j41c28cbcndac47807ea058527@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:44:51 -0500 From: "Glen Barber" To: ivan@careytech.com.au In-Reply-To: <494E1B9C.8000100@careytech.com.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <494E1B9C.8000100@careytech.com.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: error reading SATA DVDRW X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 10:44:53 -0000 On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 5:34 AM, Ivan Carey wrote: > I am unable to install FreeBSD because of the following error > acd0: FAILURE - READ BIG_MEDIUM ERROR asc=0x21 ascq=0x00 > > The computer reboots during install. > > I have read that this error can be due to the DVD drive being a master, as > it is a SATA drive it is assigned as a master in the BIOS > > Is there a way this can be resolved. > http://unix.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/FreeBSD/questions/2008-11/msg00327.html -- Glen Barber "If you have any trouble sounding condescending, find a Unix user to show you how it's done." --Scott Adams