From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 21 11:04:07 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 968D81065670 for ; Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:04:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com) Received: from fk-out-0910.google.com (fk-out-0910.google.com [209.85.128.185]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2153E8FC0C for ; Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:04:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com) Received: by fk-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id k31so1072518fkk.11 for ; Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:04:05 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=wqFIMBC5Tffyt+z4An4nNRPLhE7q/NceCVxaLIoKRkQ=; b=Cp3DrtyCl87bUXFELPi2nA5R6k1evDggLo70AXjyHIryqwJeAHildKOMozScJyXO2q /Ewac12GbHnPWLsCwnrQaPDwWclHEzhxBLWIdg/UzuFgvX/1xemiw637+2LKtiXdfWDX hZoDfW/b4sLXA1TIVzzo8MK5zxe0Vt8dzkcx0= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=ilCUGDpMFgqjhzxQS3kaly9nRiin+Yp5M0Qc1tvIyCT2qw4dFyYzPj7iCIhpZLgJdL O/1six5HBe+j3yBLi1SrJBAV0XAqWJ86AwTlT9MtMe5OfQLBseBILk3p6uhaV1aqFsX/ +7gl+amsAhpYlYjdasG0TvsjEuRtYce9+2ks8= Received: by 10.103.239.10 with SMTP id q10mr1897113mur.67.1229857445645; Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:04:05 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.103.91.11 with HTTP; Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:04:05 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4ad871310812210304s19216195x5c530baedcaf687e@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:04:05 -0500 From: "Glen Barber" To: "FreeBSD Mailing List" In-Reply-To: <4ad871310812210302va28f97bj1f62aad96f211d14@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <494E1B9C.8000100@careytech.com.au> <4ad871310812210244j41c28cbcndac47807ea058527@mail.gmail.com> <494E20BA.5070008@careytech.com.au> <4ad871310812210302va28f97bj1f62aad96f211d14@mail.gmail.com> Subject: error reading SATA DVDRW 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: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:04:07 -0000 On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 5:55 AM, Ivan Carey wrote: > Glen Barber wrote: >> >> On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 5:34 AM, Ivan Carey wrote: >> >>> >>> I am unable to install FreeBSD because of the following error >>> acd0: FAILURE - READ BIG_MEDIUM ERROR asc=0x21 ascq=0x00 >>> >>> The computer reboots during install. >>> >>> I have read that this error can be due to the DVD drive being a master, >>> as >>> it is a SATA drive it is assigned as a master in the BIOS >>> >>> Is there a way this can be resolved. >>> >>> >> >> >> http://unix.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/FreeBSD/questions/2008-11/msg00327.html >> >> >> > > Thanks Glen I have already read that article, safe mode does not help. > I'm installing FreeBSD 7.0 and also trying the latest PCBSD > The OP in the article said safe mode did not work for them either. Try another cd if possible; that's why I posted the link. Also, please CC the list on replies; don't send them to me alone. .... I forgot to CC the list. -- Glen Barber "If you have any trouble sounding condescending, find a Unix user to show you how it's done." --Scott Adams