i386/122572: FreeBSD 7.0 doesn't install on Dell PowerEdge SC1435

[Volker]

On 04/15/08 13:41, Felipe Neuwald wrote:
> Volker escreveu:
>> Felipe,
>>
>>  
>>> atapci0: <ServerWorks HT1000 SATA150 controller> port
>>> 0xecb0-0xecb7,0xeca0-0xeca3,0xecb8-0xecbf,0xeca4-0xeca7,0xece0-0xecef
>>> mem 0xefcfe000-0xefcfffff irq 6 at device 14.0 on pci3
>>> ad4: DMA limited to UDMA33, device found non-ATA66 cable
>>> ad4: 152587MB <WDC WD1600JS-75NCB3 10.02E04> at ata2-master UDMA33
>>> ...
>>> ad4: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=532895
>>> ad4: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (0 retries left) LBA=532895
>>> ad4: FAILURE - WRITE_DMA timed out LBA=532895
>>> g_vfs_done():ad4s1a[WRITE(offset=272809984, length=98304)]error = 5
>>>     
>>
>> I just noticed these messages. There have been some HT1000 problems
>> shortly before 7.0-RELEASE. My memory does not serve me a known
>> workaround but I'll check for it (or have someone else check that).
>>
>> Do you have the chance to change the SATA controller?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Volker
>>
>>   
> Volker,
> 
> So, it's HT1000 problem? I cannot change right now, but I'm considering
> to change to a perc5/i.

Felipe,

while looking at your dmesg, yes, I think you're experiencing a ht1000
related problem (unfortunately I've never seen such a controller and
have zero experience with it). My limited memory tells me, the
controller tries a DMA transfer (very long blocks or too fast, I can't
remember the outcome of the analysis) and the driver or controller ends
up in loosing data. A discussion about problems like these can be found
in the archives (around 2007-12 / 2008-01).

I've already emailed Soeren for your problem and I hope he has can share
some deep insights on this particular problem with us.

> I tried fresh install (minimum distribution set) with i386 and amd64 arch. If you want, I can install again (i386 or amd64).

If you already made sure, you've got a fresh install on your disk and no
old / wrong ARCH binaries are used, I don't think it will buy us
anything if you try to reinstall again.

Volker