From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 7 05:43:03 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8325A16A4CE for ; Tue, 7 Dec 2004 05:43:03 +0000 (GMT) Received: from relay.ioffe.ru (relay.ioffe.rssi.ru [194.85.224.33]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D92A43D69 for ; Tue, 7 Dec 2004 05:43:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kopts@astro.ioffe.rssi.ru) Received: from astro.ioffe.rssi.ru (astro.ioffe.rssi.ru [194.85.229.130]) by relay.ioffe.ru (8.13.1/8.12.6) with ESMTP id iB75gorc073040; Tue, 7 Dec 2004 08:42:56 +0300 (MSK) (envelope-from kopts@astro.ioffe.rssi.ru) Received: by astro.ioffe.rssi.ru (Postfix, from userid 126) id AB48BC5FF; Tue, 7 Dec 2004 08:42:50 +0300 (MSK) Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 08:42:50 +0300 (MSK) From: Alexey Koptsevich X-X-Sender: kopts@astro.ioffe.rssi.ru To: Irvin Piraman In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20041207083915.I1966@astro.ioffe.rssi.ru> References: <41AC6B38.5000106@globo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.80/533/Sun Oct 17 05:09:44 2004 clamav-milter version 0.80j on relay.ioffe.ru X-Virus-Status: Clean cc: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Juli=E1n_Herrera?= cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem while installing FreeBSD 5.3 - ata0-master : FAILURE ATA IDENTIFY X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 05:43:03 -0000 On Tue, 30 Nov 2004, 22:39 +0800, Irvin Piraman wrote: > This has been an open issue since 5.2.1 and still present on > 5.3-RELEASE. It usually works for when I select safe mode during > installation. If not try using with ACPI disabled. Once you are > finished with the install you'll have to do some workaround. > > http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.2.1R/errata.html > > I know the link is old, but it'll help you somehow. > > I don't why this issue is not listed on 5.3 errata. > > > HTH Is there anything else to try if advices in the Errata of 5.2.1 do not help? Thanks, Alex > > > On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 09:44:40 -0300, Juli?n Herrera > wrote: >> Hello 4 all, >> >> I was starting to install FreeBSD 5.3 into 42 computers where I work as >> workstations when just at first installation i've got this uncommon >> problem. When kernel is finishing to load some messages like this appears: >> >> ata0-master : FAILURE ATA-IDENTIFY timed out >> =2> to install. So, it's impossible to continue. When I tried to install >> again booting with Safe option, the installation program detects the >> drive but complain about its geometry, so I was in doubt to continue. >> This makes me think twice too soon (my first of 42 installations) if >> it's a good idea to migrate from Windows to FreeBSD here at my company, >> where FreeBSD has already been servicing the network infrastructure. >> =20 >> The computer in question has a Soyo P4VGA-2AP1 motherboard with chipset >> VIA Apollo P4M266A and HD Samsung SP0411N. >> =20 >> Thanks in advance, >> Juli=E1n Herrera >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= > rg" >> >