Date: Wed, 07 May 2008 10:39:35 +0100 From: Dieter <freebsd@sopwith.solgatos.com> To: Randy Schultz <schulra@earlham.edu> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: amd64/123495: 7.0 AMD64 doesn't install on a Dell SC1435 Message-ID: <200805071739.RAA19648@sopwith.solgatos.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 07 May 2008 16:21:37 GMT." <200805071621.m47GLbCD018315@www.freebsd.org>
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In message <200805071621.m47GLbCD018315@www.freebsd.org>, Randy Schultz writes: > FBSD 6.x AMD64 works great on this system, as does centos linux. When I try to install 7.0 (AMD64 of course), on boot (of >f the cdrom) I notice: > ad4: DMA limited to UDMA33, device found non-ATA66 cable > > Not sure if that is an important clue but it seems to be. I know my cables are SATA-II, FWIW. This means the kernel thinks that ad4 is PATA connected with a 40 wire cable rather than an 80 wire cable. (connector is 40 pins either way, extra wires are grounds) If ad4 is a PATA hard drive, it just means that the speed is limited to 33 MBps due to the old style cable. If there are no PATA hard drives connected, then this is an important clue.
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