Re: DOH! ata_alloc_request failed!

On Tue Jul 31, 2007, Adam J Richardson wrote: > Bruce Caruthers wrote: > >> Um... should I be concerned? > > Hi Bruce, > > I've found wherever hard disks are doing anything suspicious, such as > operating properly, it's best to be paranoid. Take multiple co

Re: DOH! ata_alloc_request failed!

On Tue Jul 31, 2007, Bruce Caruthers wrote: > > Um... should I be concerned? > > Jul 31 02:29:26 arachne2 kernel: DOH! ata_alloc_request failed! > > I was in the process of copying all my files over > from my old server, but I didn't receive any errors > during the

DOH! ata_alloc_request failed!

Um... should I be concerned? Jul 31 02:29:26 arachne2 kernel: DOH! ata_alloc_request failed! I was in the process of copying all my files over from my old server, but I didn't receive any errors during the copies except for this in the dmesg and messages logs... (and, unfortunately, since I was

ICH8R and SATA drives at boot

After much googling and poring through the Intel site, I'm stumped, so I hope you don't mind my asking here, even though it is technically not a FreeBSD question, since this is before it even gets to the loader... My system: * Intel DG965WH mobo * Pentium 4 (631, HT, EM64T) 3GHz * FreeBSD 6.2R/a

Re: Can't burn cds

On Thu Jul 26, 2007, Paul Schmehl wrote: > Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. > [...] > > burncd -ef /dev/acd1 data > /home/pauls/Downloads/RedHat/RHEL4-U5-x86_64-ES-disc1.iso fixate > burncd: ioctl(CDRIOCWRITESPEED): Input/output error > > What the heck is going on? The devic

bootable rescue cd?

Hi, all. Given my "special-case" system (DG965WH), I am trying to make a custom boot CD based off the original 6.2-RELEASE/amd64 install disc in case I ever need to login to fix it (such as when I had to do a partial reinstall when I made a typo in one of the loader files). I have replaced /boot

Re: Intel G965 chipset? (solved)

rors. Also: * added hint.acpi.0.disabled="1" to /boot/device.hints to make the default boot have ACPI disabled Thanks to all, and hopefully this helps someone else avoid all the headaches! On Mon Jul 23, 2007, Bruce Caruthers wrote: > > Here's a followup, so anyone che

Re: Intel G965 chipset?

Here's a followup, so anyone checking the archives will know what to do... (and if it helps the group overall, even better) Much thanks to those who tried to help. As I was running a Pentium on an Intel board, it never occurred to me to even look at the amd64 variant, until I realized the one g

Re: Intel G965 chipset?

On Fri Jul 20, 2007, Bruce Caruthers wrote: > > On Fri Jul 20, 2007, Garrett Cooper wrote: > > Garrett Cooper wrote: > > > Bruce Caruthers wrote: > > >> On Sat Jul 14, 2007, Antony Mawer wrote: > > >> > > >>> On 14/07/2007 8:07 AM

Re: Intel G965 chipset?

On Fri Jul 20, 2007, Garrett Cooper wrote: > Garrett Cooper wrote: > > Bruce Caruthers wrote: > >> On Sat Jul 14, 2007, Antony Mawer wrote: > >> > >>> On 14/07/2007 8:07 AM, Bruce Caruthers wrote: > >>> ... > >>> > >>&g

Re: Intel G965 chipset?

On Sat Jul 14, 2007, Antony Mawer wrote: > On 14/07/2007 8:07 AM, Bruce Caruthers wrote: > ... > > === My Question: > > So, can I use an Intel motherboard with the 965 > > chipset? If not, what is the latest chipset I can > > use which will meet my needs? > >

Intel G965 chipset?

h 5.x or newer yet. Any major gotchas I should be aware of? Sorry for being long-winded. Just want to be clear on what my concerns are, so I don't waste anyone's time. :) Thanks! -bkc -- Bruce Caruthers http://www.BruceCaruthers.com/ ~~~