Re: Disk access problem with 5.3 install from CD
matthew wrote: [ ... ] Responding to some other user sites, I tried doing a boot from my Win backup rescue boot disk and ran FDISK to apply a single DOS partition as I had read that this might help.didn't seem to. Results as before. Any ideas available as to what I might try next ?? First, make sure you've got the latest BIOS for your laptop installed, that may fix a wide variety of issues. Also look at adjusting your BIOS config, especially if you can set your drives to using PIO rather than UDMA modes (at least for the install, until we can figure out what's wrong and maybe fix it). You might also try toggling the PnP OS options, any options involving ACPI/powersaving, and you might try installing FreeBSD in safe mode. It's a better idea to use a normal MBR, or even set up your drive using a Compaq utility with their special partition. If none of that works, file a PR describing your hardware, and wait for 5.4 to come out in a few weeks, and try again. You might also want to try 4.11 in the meantime. -- -Chuck ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Disk access problem with 5.3 install from CD
Disk access problem with 5.3 install from CD John.Dutcher at excellus.com John.Dutcher at excellus.com Thu Feb 3 07:37:03 PST 2005 * Previous message: questions about extra logging * Next message: /dev/ttyd0 as an Input Device Works on some Systems but not others. * Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] I have noted success stories from some who have installed FreeBSD on Compaq Laptops similar to mine: Compaq Armada 7400, 6.2 gig drive, 128 mb RAM. I purchased the 5.3 (2) CD, (1) DVD set and have tried multiple times to use CD 1 to install. All attempts fail after providing these message: 1) Early in the process: ad0: Failure Read_DMA timed out (this msg is repeated 3-4 times) I select a standard install, giving the entire drive to FreeBSD No MBR needed...don't want to accomodate other OS's 2) Soon I get; Writing partition information to drive ad0 followed by: Error Unable to write data to disk ad0 and then: Couldn't make filesystem properly, aborting Responding to some other user sites, I tried doing a boot from my Win backup rescue boot disk and ran FDISK to apply a single DOS partition as I had read that this might help.didn't seem to. Results as before. Any ideas available as to what I might try next ?? I have experienced the same error as above, but have not been able to find a resolution. I am able to load gentoo, xandros, ubuntu and several versions of windows on the same drive, but am not able toload FreeBSD.. FreeBSD is what i want to load. Did you find a solution to this problem? What was it? Any assitance would be nice. thanks. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Disk access problem with 5.3 install from CD
I have noted success stories from some who have installed FreeBSD on Compaq Laptops similar to mine: Compaq Armada 7400, 6.2 gig drive, 128 mb RAM. I purchased the 5.3 (2) CD, (1) DVD set and have tried multiple times to use CD 1 to install. All attempts fail after providing these message: 1) Early in the process: ad0: Failure Read_DMA timed out (this msg is repeated 3-4 times) I select a standard install, giving the entire drive to FreeBSD No MBR needed...don't want to accomodate other OS's 2) Soon I get; Writing partition information to drive ad0 followed by: Error Unable to write data to disk ad0 and then: Couldn't make filesystem properly, aborting Responding to some other user sites, I tried doing a boot from my Win backup rescue boot disk and ran FDISK to apply a single DOS partition as I had read that this might help.didn't seem to. Results as before. Any ideas available as to what I might try next ?? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
