Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 18:27:11 -0200 From: Gustavo V G C Rios <grios@ddsecurity.com.br> To: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> Cc: James Holtom <jholtom@netforce.net>, Ben Schumacher <bs@cyalchemy.com>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: wdc1 problem Message-ID: <381F491F.63C8FCCA@ddsecurity.com.br> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9911012228010.42934-100000@vitoria.ddsecurity.com.br> <Pine.BSF.4.10.9911021242210.976-100000@bagpuss.i.netforce.net> <19991102180309.A317@marder-1>
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Mark Ovens wrote:
>
> On Tue, Nov 02, 1999 at 12:52:32PM +0000, James Holtom wrote:
> > On Mon, 1 Nov 1999, Gustavo Rios wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > On Mon, 1 Nov 1999, Mark Ovens wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Mon, Nov 01, 1999 at 09:44:03PM -0200, Gustavo V G C Rios wrote:
> > > > > Mark Ovens wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Are you using a custom kernel with
> > > > > >
> > > > > > controller wdc1 at isa? port "IO_WD2" bio irq 15
> > > > > >
> > > > > > commented out in the config file or have you disabled it via
> > > > > > ``boot -c''?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes!
> > > > > i am using this line commented out!
> > > > > As my dmesg output shows, it is being probed, but it cannot be found:
> > > > >
> > > > > acd0: Mechanism: ejectable tray
> > > > > acd0: Medium: CD-ROM 120mm photo disc loaded, unlocked
> > > > > wdc1 not found at 0x170 <-- Here (i do have it in
> > > > > kernel, don't i?).
> > > > > ppc0 at 0x378 irq 7 flags 0x40 on isa
> > > > > ppc0: Generic chipset (NIBBLE-only) in COMPATIBLE mode
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > My apologies, I didn't spot that :( (must get some new glasses)
> > > >
> > > > OK, is the secondary IDE disabled in your BIOS? I know I can do
> > > > that with mine (Award 4.51PGM)/
> > > >
> > >
> > > No! It's enabled!
> > > I can use the hard drive in the secondary IDE from any other OS, like
> > > Linux and/or Win98, only freebsd is giving me problem.
> > >
> > > CAn you help me?
> >
> > Not personally, except to add an extra voice as suffering exactly the
> > same problem. ie FreeBSD cannot see the second controller, but
> > Win95[spit] has no problem. (Using an ABIT BH6 rev1.0)
> >
>
> OK, try putting the CD-ROM drive on the secondary channel. The
> ATAPI standard includes rules as to allowable configurations. A
> common one is that an ATAPI device should not be a slave without
> a master. Many systems ship with the CD as the secondary slave but
> no secondary master (HD or CD) which causes problems to FreeBSD,
> moving the device to the secondary master solves the problem. Just
> because Windows supports "illegal" configurations doesn't make them
> right.
>
> So, Gustav, move your CD to the secondary slave with your 2 HDs as
> primary and secondary master or put both HDs on the primary channel
> and the CD as secondary master. James, if you've only got a CD on
> the secondary channel make sure it's jumpered as master, not slave.
> ..........
Thanks all you!
The problem is that using a device in the secondary slave without a
prior one in the secondary master violates ATA def. All i did to solve
it: jumpe it to master.
Things work great here!
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