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Date:      Tue, 3 Jul 2001 02:50:31 -0700
From:      "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com>
To:        "Alejandro A. Ramirez" <ales@megared.net.mx>, "Jonathan M. Slivko" <jslivko@jslivko.org>, "Dimuthu Bandara" <dimuthu@hotmail.com>
Cc:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Soren Schmidt" <sos@freebsd.dk>, <freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: IBM Netfinity 5000 Problem (ATA Driver Bug)
Message-ID:  <002c01c103a5$990ae600$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com>
In-Reply-To: <00c501c1031b$20b64120$d3620a0a@megared.net.mx>

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You could always try reverting to the old "wd" IDE driver for your
Netfinity cdrom once you get the server installed.

Ted Mittelstaedt                      tedm@toybox.placo.com
Author of:          The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide
Book website:         http://www.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com


>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
>[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Alejandro A.
>Ramirez
>Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 10:19 AM
>To: Jonathan M. Slivko; Dimuthu Bandara
>Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Soren Schmidt;
>freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG
>Subject: Re: IBM Netfinity 5000 Problem (ATA Driver Bug)
>
>
>    There is actually a bug in the ATA driver since 4.X branch came out, I
>have been having this problem with 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3, it always hangs
>in there, and sometimes gives me a fatal trap, I have wrote
>several times to
>the author of the driver, sendeing him a boot -v, fatal traps, and all of
>those things, he replied once to try a patch, but it didnt worked
>and I have
>never heard of him again (Im copying him in this mail). You cant use the
>cdrom in the Netfinitys 5000īs, you will have to install the system with
>floppy disks.
>
>Greetings...
>Ales
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jonathan M. Slivko" <jslivko@jslivko.org>
>To: "Dimuthu Bandara" <dimuthu@hotmail.com>
>Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
>Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 6:00 PM
>Subject: Re: IBM Netfinity 5000 Problem
>
>
>> Did you burn the ISO from ftp.freebsd.org? You could have gotten a bad
>> burn, thats what it looks like. -- Jonathan
>>
>>                                   \|||/
>>                                   (o o)
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>>  |  Jonathan M. Slivko             E-Mail: jslivko@jslivko.org        |
>>  |  IRC Nick: optix`               Backup: js43064n@pace.edu          |
>>  |  AIM/AOL: JMSNY2001             Web   : http://www.jslivko.org     |
>>  |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
>>  |   "History teaches us that days like this are best spent in bed"   |
>>  \--------------------------------------------------------------------/
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 30 Jun 2001, Dimuthu Bandara wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I am trying to install FreeBSD 4.3 Release  on IBM Netfinity 5000
>server. It
>> > all went fine until the files system creation process
>completes. Then it
>> > gives me following error. I think it's something to do with
>CD-ROM but I
>> > tried with a another brand new CD-ROM drive but the result is
>the same..
>> > Please help me on this matter..
>> >
>> > Here is my error messages ..
>> >
>> > Blue screeen continues until "All Filessytems information written
>> > successfully" and hangs.
>> > screen 2 (alt f2) shows more information:
>> >
>> > Debug Generating /etc/fstab file
>> > acd0:READ_TOC command timeout .. resetting
>> > ata0:Resetting devices .. done
>> > acd0:read data overrun 12/0
>> > acd0: READ_BIG command timeout .. resetting
>> > ata0: reesetting devices .. done
>> >
>> > The last two messages repeat about 5 times and hangs.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Could you please help me on this problem...
>> >
>> > Thanks a lot..
>> >
>> > Dim
>> >
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