Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 23:16:13 -0400 From: Louis LeBlanc <FreeBSD@keyslapper.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: AARRRGGHHH! (was Re: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA errors in security output) Message-ID: <20040830031613.GA91827@keyslapper.org> In-Reply-To: <b2807d04040827203477b263bc@mail.gmail.com> References: <20040827131301.GA58030@keyslapper.org> <20040827224713.GA62316@keyslapper.org> <b2807d04040827203477b263bc@mail.gmail.com>
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On 08/28/04 09:04 AM, Subhro sat at the `puter and typed: > Well it is really unfortunate that hard disks don't need a reason to > die. Maybe you are right. Are you using a 40 conductor or a 80 > conductor cable? You can also try disabling DMA by setting the values > displayed by sysctl -a | grep dma to 0 in /boot/loader.conf > > Regards > S. Somehow I don't think that's going to solve my problem. After adding the following line to loader.conf: hw.ata.ata_dma=0 the machine just freezes up while trying to mount the root partition. I managed to boot to an old kernel and fix that problem. Lou -- Louis LeBlanc FreeBSD@keyslapper.org Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ Grief can take care of itself; but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with. -- Mark Twain
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