Hi Guys

As Bill very correctly wrote, it was a question about adding the line: ' 
hw.ata.ata_dma="0" ' to /tftpboot/boot/device.hints on my tftp server

Thanks for the help

///Thomas

Bill Maas wrote:
> Hi Thomas,
>
> On Sun, 2008-08-10 at 22:39 +0200, Thomas Elsgaard wrote:
>   
>> Hi Guys
>>
>> I am trying to install FreeBSD 6.2 via PXE boot on a 4801, and the PXE 
>> boot goes well, but when i am starting to install the OS, i am getting 
>> following error from the installer:
>>
>> Unable to find device node for /dev/ad0s1b in /dev
>>
>> And following is printed to screen:
>>
>> ata0: FAILURE - non aligned DMA transfer attempted
>> ad0: setting up DMA failed
>> ata0: FAILURE - non aligned DMA transfer 
>> attempted                             
>> ad0: setting up DMA 
>> failed                                                     
>> ata0: FAILURE - non aligned DMA transfer 
>> attempted                             
>> ad0: setting up DMA failed   
>>
>> The disk is an Hitachi Travelstar, model: HTE726060M9AT00
>>
>> I know for the sure that the disk is working OK
>>
>> So what can be wrong?
>>     
>
> http://lists.soekris.com/pipermail/soekris-tech/2005-December/009733.html
> http://lists.soekris.com/pipermail/soekris-tech/2007-July/012532.html
>
> Bill
>
>   
>> ///Thomas
>>
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