On Wed, Apr 27, 2005 at 10:11:16AM +0200, Arjan Van Leeuwen wrote: > After you've installed the system, insert that line into > /boot/loader.conf, and load up "atacontrol mode 0 udma33 udma33" as > early as possible during the boot (try using /etc/rc.early, for > example) to get it up to speed again.
Some drives have firmware tweaks downloadable from the manufacturer which can be used to force the drive to never negotiate a faster data rate than UDMA33 (or whatever the cable you are using is capable of). I'm thinking of Samsung in particular here. However, I agree, this is *annoying*; I don't know of 80 + 4 conductor cables for 2.5" ATA drives. If anyone knows of such things then please do let me know, as I've had significant problems with a development system at work which is Mini-ITX form factor based with a 2.5" drive. Regards, BMS _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
