well, try to compile kernel with commented these lines: # ATA and ATAPI devices #device ata0 at isa? port IO_WD1 irq 14 #device ata1 at isa? port IO_WD2 irq 15 which are uncommented in the GENERIC kernel file... Milan > This concerns stable, was posted on -questions several days ago, and still > no response. Does anyone here have any ideas? > > To summarize the problem: Occasionally (frequently(!)) this system will NOT > boot; and locks up trying to reinitialize the ATA drive. The kernel IS > read, and it gets to the point of "mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad0s1a", then > freezes. 1 out of 10 boots actually work, although it cycles through > "resetting ATA devices" up to 4 times and always chooses PIO mode. > > Is there a way to FORCE PIO mode? (I know about the sysctl, and I know > about the settings once multi-user is going; however this happens when > trying to call init, I think...) > > joe To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
