4.{8,9,10} Install ad0 READ command error

From: Richard Caley (rjc_at_interactive.co.uk)
Date: 05/21/04

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    Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 11:57:07 +0100 (BST)
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org

    I can't install 4.X on a couple of identical new machines. They both
    exhibit the same problem, and it's consistant, so it's probably not
    bad hardware, though perhaps weird hardware. Also, 5.2 does install,
    but these are to be production machines at a remote location so I'd
    really rather be running something long in the tooth.

    I've googled and looked at the FBDS mailing lists and here and have
    found some similar sounding reports, but no fix.

    I need to make a decision on these machines for next week, and if I
    can't bring myself to go with 5.X I may have to try linux, so if
    anyone can come up with a way forward with 4.X in the next day or two
    it would be a really Good Thing:-).

    OK, details:

    The disk is there, visible and will boot (to DOS in one case, to FBSD
    5.2 in the other).

    I boot from CD and it goes through the normal sequence to boot the
    install kernel until it looks at the hard disk (copied from a screen
    on
    the other end of the room, so excuse typoes/brainoes):

            ad0 sucess setting WDMA2 on SIS chip
            Creating disk ad0
            ad0 READ command timeout tag=0 serv=0 resetting ...
            ata0 resetting devices

    And then nothing for as close to forever as I have been prepared to
    wait.

            The motherboard is an ASRock KS41

            Chipset: SIS 741 + SIS 963L

            Athalon 2400+

    Can't think of anything else relevent. 

    -- 
rjc@interactive.co.uk				_O_
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