Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 13:58:22 +0100 From: Matthias Buelow <mkb@mukappabeta.de> To: craig@small-pla.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: error installing 5.3-stable - WRITE_DMA Message-ID: <418F6D6E.5040102@mukappabeta.de> In-Reply-To: <002301c4c57f$ec9e43d0$6500a8c0@jupiter> References: <002301c4c57f$ec9e43d0$6500a8c0@jupiter>
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craig wrote:
> out of desperation, i'm going to install a linux distro that i happen to
> have found laying about (as only linux disks can...)
> if it installs fine, then i would assume that the *hardware* is fine and
> that the problem must lie with fBSD.
> is that a fair assumption?
have a look at dmesg when linux has booted. I've had a similar
condition when the freebsd sysinstall would abort with the ICRC error,
and linux booted, but when I looked into dmesg linux noted the exact
same error, only didn't consider it fatal. it only occured once at boot
anyways. nevertheless, I'd first check the UDMA cable (is it a proper
80-conductor one?) and the disk's power cable (loose contact?)
--
Matthias Buelow; mkb@{mukappabeta,informatik.uni-wuerzburg}.de
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