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Date:      Wed, 19 Feb 2003 22:35:07 -0800 (PST)
From:      Ron Andreasen <dlanor78@yahoo.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   perplexing problem (non-ATA66 cable or device error...)
Message-ID:  <20030220063507.45361.qmail@web13114.mail.yahoo.com>

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I'll start off with the error I get when I try to
install freebsd version 4.6.

acd0:read data overrun 34/0
acd0:MODE_SENSE_BIG command timeout - resetting
ata0:resetting devices ..ad0:DMA limited to UDMA33,
non-ATA66 cable or device

Now here's the part I find perplexing.  I unhooked all
my newer hardware and kept only what I know used to
work in my old computer.  The only difference now
would be the motherboard and the stuff on it like the
BIOS and all that.  I used my old hard drive (maxtor
20 gig, primary master) and my cd-writer (hp cd-writer
plus 9100i, primary slave).  This is how is was in my
old computer.  I even used the same ide cable I used
back when I was able to install/run freebsd.

The set ata.ata_dma="1" and set ata.atapi_dma="1" did
not improve the situation.  All I can figure is it
must either be a BIOS problem or I'm doing something
stupidly wrong with the kernel config when I go to
install.  If it most likely a BIOS problem, what
should I be looking for?  If it's most likely a kernel
config problem is there something that's been known to
cause that particular error?

My motherboard is a Jetway 603TCFL with a pentium III
1.1 ghz processor and a via chipset.  My BIOS is a
"Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG" and as far as I can tell
it's the up to date (I used the MagicBIOS util in
windows that came with my motherboard to check for
updates).

Thanks in advance for any help and ideas.

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