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Date:      Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:50:49 -0300
From:      Felipe Neuwald <felipe@neuwald.biz>
To:        Volker <volker@vwsoft.com>
Cc:        freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: i386/122572: FreeBSD 7.0 doesn't install on Dell PowerEdge SC1435
Message-ID:  <48050719.3040607@neuwald.biz>
In-Reply-To: <4804F659.401@vwsoft.com>
References:  <4803C779.3030806@vwsoft.com> <4804944C.3080205@neuwald.biz> <4804F659.401@vwsoft.com>

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Volker escreveu:
> On 04/15/08 13:41, Felipe Neuwald wrote:
>   
>> Volker escreveu:
>>     
>>> Felipe,
>>>
>>>  
>>>       
>>>> atapci0: <ServerWorks HT1000 SATA150 controller> port
>>>> 0xecb0-0xecb7,0xeca0-0xeca3,0xecb8-0xecbf,0xeca4-0xeca7,0xece0-0xecef
>>>> mem 0xefcfe000-0xefcfffff irq 6 at device 14.0 on pci3
>>>> ad4: DMA limited to UDMA33, device found non-ATA66 cable
>>>> ad4: 152587MB <WDC WD1600JS-75NCB3 10.02E04> at ata2-master UDMA33
>>>> ...
>>>> ad4: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=532895
>>>> ad4: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (0 retries left) LBA=532895
>>>> ad4: FAILURE - WRITE_DMA timed out LBA=532895
>>>> g_vfs_done():ad4s1a[WRITE(offset=272809984, length=98304)]error = 5
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> I just noticed these messages. There have been some HT1000 problems
>>> shortly before 7.0-RELEASE. My memory does not serve me a known
>>> workaround but I'll check for it (or have someone else check that).
>>>
>>> Do you have the chance to change the SATA controller?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Volker
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>> Volker,
>>
>> So, it's HT1000 problem? I cannot change right now, but I'm considering
>> to change to a perc5/i.
>>     
>
> Felipe,
>
> while looking at your dmesg, yes, I think you're experiencing a ht1000
> related problem (unfortunately I've never seen such a controller and
> have zero experience with it). My limited memory tells me, the
> controller tries a DMA transfer (very long blocks or too fast, I can't
> remember the outcome of the analysis) and the driver or controller ends
> up in loosing data. A discussion about problems like these can be found
> in the archives (around 2007-12 / 2008-01).
>
> I've already emailed Soeren for your problem and I hope he has can share
> some deep insights on this particular problem with us.
>
>   
>> I tried fresh install (minimum distribution set) with i386 and amd64 arch. If you want, I can install again (i386 or amd64).
>>     
>
> If you already made sure, you've got a fresh install on your disk and no
> old / wrong ARCH binaries are used, I don't think it will buy us
> anything if you try to reinstall again.
>
> Volker
>
>   
Volker,

It runs ok on FreeBSD 6.2/6.3. If you want, I can install FreeBSD 6.3 
and give you access.

Felipe.



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