From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 22 11:59:18 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6BBD516A421 for ; Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:59:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from markir@paradise.net.nz) Received: from smtp3.clear.net.nz (smtp3.clear.net.nz [203.97.33.64]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3435213C4A7 for ; Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:59:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from markir@paradise.net.nz) Received: from zmori.markir.net (121-72-67-238.dsl.telstraclear.net [121.72.67.238]) by smtp3.clear.net.nz (CLEAR Net Mail) with ESMTP id <0JQB00KRMAMC2900@smtp3.clear.net.nz> for freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org; Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:59:01 +1300 (NZDT) Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:58:50 +1300 From: Mark Kirkwood In-reply-to: <200710221107.06708.achilov-rn@askd.ru> To: "Achilov, Rashid" Message-id: <471C907A.8090005@paradise.net.nz> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=KOI8-R; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit References: <200710191613.18043.achilov-rn@askd.ru> <471AA9D4.8090003@paradise.net.nz> <200710221107.06708.achilov-rn@askd.ru> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (X11/20070716) Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Support of VIA Apollo Pro in 6.x is completely broken? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:59:18 -0000 Rashid N. Achilov wrote: > On Sunday 21 October 2007, Mark Kirkwood wrote: > > >> Hmm interesting - I couldn't actually find any specs for a G*B*-6VA+ >> (only a GA-6VA+)... is it a VIA Apollo Pro 133A chipset with slot-1 >> P-II/III? >> > Sorry, of course GA-6VA+. It is VIA Apollo Pro with Socket 370. Description at > http://tw.giga-byte.com/Products/Motherboard/Products_Spec.aspx?ProductID=1442 > > >> If so I've run 6.x (a while ago so probably 6.0 or 6.1) on a Tyan >> Trinity 400 (same chipset and cpu support)... and I used a 3Com >> office-connect ethernet (xl based) card....without any issues. Maybe see >> if Gigabyte have a more recent BIOS update for the board and update one >> of them and re-test! >> > Newest BIOS for this mb is F8. These boxes already has F8. Some (at least > three) boxes has completely similar troubles - so I think, it in chipset > support. 4.5 has not ANY these troubles. > > >> On the ATA cable front, assuming the chipset is as I guessed, the ATA >> controller is ATA-66 capable, so yeah, best to use an 80-wire cable and >> get *some* IO speed out of these old things! >> > > Of course, best to use speedup. But, wheh I do not use, I shoud receive > downgraded ,but working system, not false CRC ERROR! > Ah - right... after looking at the manual - your chipset is different from my old Tyan (T82C693 & VT82C596A vs T82C694X & VT82C596B) ... so its possible that there has not been much testing for it on later releases... altho it still seems odd that VIA suport is broken - for instance I'm currently using a VIA Apollo Pro 266T chipset based box right now running 6-STABLE to type this (Supermicro P3TDDE).... Also looks like your south-bridge will only do ATA-33... so I would expect that the 40 wire cable would be ok... so... hmm so not too much help from me... hopefully someone else will have some ideas! Cheers Mark