From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 8 16:01:29 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6AED16A494 for ; Wed, 8 Nov 2006 16:01:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from MMaddox@TMCDesign.com) Received: from mail.tmcdesign.com (mail.tmcdesign.com [70.90.209.225]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 123DE43DDE for ; Wed, 8 Nov 2006 16:00:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from MMaddox@TMCDesign.com) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6603.0 Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 09:00:30 -0700 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: FreeBSD 6.1 Installation problem Thread-Index: AccDTXo/gJRGPOtjQi+F4nBTC+fvyAAAMneQ From: "Mark Maddox" To: "Boris Samorodov" Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: FreeBSD 6.1 Installation problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 16:01:30 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: Boris Samorodov [mailto:bsam@ipt.ru] > Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 8:50 AM > To: Mark Maddox > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.1 Installation problem >=20 > On Wed, 8 Nov 2006 08:02:14 -0700 Mark Maddox wrote: >=20 > > The cable is fine; I installed windows on the drive in the machine that > > is having problems, just to see if it would work. I'm still trying to > > get FreeBSD 6.1 up >=20 > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Lowell Gilbert [mailto:freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org] > > Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 8:09 AM > > To: Mark Maddox > > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.1 Installation problem >=20 > > "Mark Maddox" writes: >=20 > > > I have an onboard Intel ICH7-M SATA controller with an SATA hard drive > > > and cdrom connected to it. I am unable to install FreeBSD onto the > > > harddrive. > > > > > > > > > > > > According to the FreeBSD website ICH7 has been supported since version > > > 6.0 > > > > > > I have tried putting the controller in Legacy Mode and tried turning > > > turned DMA off in on boot. I have tested both of my SATA ports on the > > > motherboard to make sure they both work with an alternate operating > > > system (Windows) and they both worked. > > > > > > > > > > > > I have also installed the harddrive in another computer and installed > > > FreeBSD on it successfully and then (after testing it and booting > > > successfully on that computer) put it in the machine I am having the > > > problems with only to have it start booting and then error out with > > > harddrive errors. > > > > > > > > > > > > During boot I get this error: > > > > > > ad0: FAILURE -READ_DMA48 status=3Dff > > READY,DMA_READY,DSC,DRQ,CORRECTABLE,INDEX,ERROR> error=3D0 LBA=3D390721967 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > During install the error I get is Error mounting /mnt/dev/ad0s1e on > > > /mnt/tmp : Input/output error > > > > > > > > > > > > ad0: FAILURE - READ_DMA status=3Dff > > DMA_READY,DSC,DRQ,CORRECTABLE,INDEX,ERROR> error=3D0 LBA=3D9303631 > > > > > > > > > > > > Anyone have any ideas? >=20 > > Sounds like controller problems. I'd start by replacing the SATA cable. >=20 > Windows throws those messages away. And you understand it when the > data got lost. I just tried a new cable and I get the same errors. Windows worked fine on the machine, but I cannot use Windows for my application. =20