Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 15:02:13 -0500 From: Brad Chapman <chapmanb@uga.edu> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Installation on Dell Latitude c840 -- hard drive problems Message-ID: <20030326200213.GD91952@uga.edu>
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Hey all; I just purchased a Dell Latitude c840 which I'd like to install FreeBSD on. This is my first time installing FreeBSD on a laptop, although I do have experience installing it on desktop stations. The problem I am currently having is that I can't get the hard drive to be detected correctly during installation. The hard drive is a Hitachi DK23EB-40 with a 82801CA/CAM UltraATA IDE Controller. The BIOS appears to see the hard drive correctly and reports it's size as 40010 MB (which is what I'd expect). It also appears fine under the installed Windows XP. I get two separate problems depending on the version of FreeBSD I use for the install: FreeBSD 4.8-RC2 (also 4.7-RELEASE) ad0: DMA limited to UDMA33, non-ATA66 cable or device ad0: 188MB <HITACHI_DK23EB-40> [383/16/63] at ata0-master UDMA33 The reported size of 188MB is obviously not right and is what I get when I try to go ahead and do the paritioning during install. FreeBSD 5.0-RELEASE ata0-master: timeout waiting for interrupt ata0-master: ATA identity failed In this case the hard drive isn't recognized at all. I'm completely stuck with these problems and am not sure what things I could try. I'd be very appreciative if anyone could give me some direction to go. I'd be more than happy to provide any other information that could be helpful. Thanks in advance! Brad
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