Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 13:20:59 -0700 From: "W C" <woodycarey@hotmail.com> To: avleeuwen@gmail.com Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [SOLVED] VIA M1000 mini-itx system installation woes - WRITE_DMA error Message-ID: <BAY102-F308C212D7B7663E0990D68C9230@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <d86b487305042701114ba75409@mail.gmail.com>
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This solution worked like a charm! Thanks Arjan! One note: use "set ..." syntax in the interactive loader prompt (6), and use "hw.ata.ata_dma="0" *without* "set " in /boot/loader.conf Interestingly, setting the drive in the BIOS to PIO4 mode had no effect. Now if I can just get carrier on my vr0 interface, I won't have to return this system! Woody >From: Arjan Van Leeuwen <avleeuwen@gmail.com> >Reply-To: Arjan Van Leeuwen <avleeuwen@gmail.com> >To: W C <woodycarey@hotmail.com> >CC: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: VIA M1000 mini-itx system installation woes - WRITE_DMA error >-cabling? >Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 10:11:16 +0200 > >On 4/26/05, W C <woodycarey@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I am attempting to install 5.3-R from cd (iso image download) and > > sysinstall is failing > > to write the chosen (Auto Layout) filesystem to disk, the Toshiba 80G on >the > > primary ide channel as master. The error on vty1 is (from memory) ad0: > > WRITE_DMA, error=84. > > The drive is detected by BIOS as a UDMA100 device. There is nothing >else on > > this IDE channel, and only a cd drive on the other IDE slot. > > > > A search of -questions reveals this error is a UDMA mismatch, possible > > caused by 80-pin cabling, and fixable with atacontrol ad0 udma33 pio bla >bla > > bla. However, I do not yet have a running system to run atacontrol >from, as > > I am installing. I have rooted around in the bios for an option to >force > > the drive to UDMA33 speed, to no avail. Does anyone know how I can work > > around this problem and install FreeBSD to this neat little system? Do >I > > have bad cabling, a bad drive, or ??? > >Yes, I had the same problem. > >If this is a 2.5" drive, it probably doesn't have a 80-pins cable. >Force PIO mode for the install by entering at the boot prompt (option >6 in the boot loader menu): > set hw.ata.ata_dma="0" > boot > >After you've installed the system, insert that line into >/boot/loader.conf, and load up "atacontrol mode 0 udma33 udma33" as >early as possible during the boot (try using /etc/rc.early, for >example) to get it up to speed again. > >Arjan >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement
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