Can't install from Optiarc DVD RW AD-7170A

FreeBSD WickerBill freebsdwicker at gmail.com
Sat Sep 8 13:45:33 PDT 2007


I've installed 6.2 CURRENT on two different computers (multiple times) using
two different 7170As. Maybe try burning it again.

On 9/5/07, Ashley Moran <work at ashleymoran.me.uk> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> Just bought a new cheap PC as a server.  It's got an Optiarc DVD RW
> AD-7170A drive (according to the BIOS), but you can't install off it.
>
> If you boot off an install CD (including the 7.0-CURRENT for August)
> and try to start the live filesystem, the debug console shows this
> output:
>    acd0: FAILURE – READ_BIG HARDWARE ERROR asc=0×08 ascq=0×03
>    g_vfs_done():acd0[READ]error = 5
>
> I don't know what to do with this information or how best to report
> it, so I thought I'd post it here.
>
> Here are the full drive details from the BIOS:
>    Device: ATAPI CD-ROM
>    Vendor: Optiarc DVD RW AD-7170A
>    LBA Mode: Supported
>    PIO Mode: 4
>    Async DMA: MultiWord DMA-2
>    Ultra DMA: Ultra DMA-2
>
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