Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 22:09:33 +0000 From: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> To: Albert Chen <chen6178@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Is it hardware problem? Message-ID: <36B0E01D.76EC30E5@uk.radan.com> References: <19990128173407.24776.qmail@hotmail.com>
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Albert Chen wrote: > > Mark Ovens said: > > <snip> > > >This very problem was in the list yesterday/today - > > > >see "Interrupt timeouts (was: **URGENT** Hardware problem?!)". > > > > Yes, I found this subject, thanks. > > >Part of the reply (from Greg Lehey) was: > > > >--------start quote------- > > > >I think the problem is either defective hardware (motherboard), or > >incorrect settings. It's quite possible that the hardware is broken > >by design, though it's becoming less common. All motherboard > >manufacturers check their boards against Microsoft, so they normally > >don't have any bugs which affect Microsoft, but other bugs may affect > >FreeBSD, and unfortunately not many manufacturers check against > >FreeBSD. > > > >I note the status says <rdy, seekdone, drq>, indicating a DMA request > >active. 2.2.8 doesn't support DMA, so maybe you'll be lucky if you go > >into the BIOS menu and disable DMA (if this is possible). Another > >alternative would be to install FreeBSD 3.0 and enable DMA there. > > > >--------end quote------- > > Hi, Mark, > > I will decide to install FreeBSD 3.0. Would you like to tell me > anything I should care when upgrading 3.0 from 2.2.8-RELEASE? > Sorry, I can't really help you here, I'm still running 2.2.8 (waiting for the 3.1 CD ). > Thanks in advance, > Albert. > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -- Trust the computer industry to shorten Year 2000 to Y2K. It was this thinking that caused the problem in the first place. FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~markov _______________________________________________________________ Mark Ovens, CNC Apps Engineer, Radan Computational Ltd. Bath UK CAD/CAM solutions for Sheetmetal Working Industry mailto:marko@uk.radan.com http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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