Problem while installing FreeBSD 5.3 - ata0-master : FAILURE ATA IDENTIFY

[Alexey Koptsevich]

On Tue, 30 Nov 2004, 22:39 +0800, Irvin Piraman wrote:

> This has been an open issue since 5.2.1 and still present on
> 5.3-RELEASE. It usually works for when I select safe mode during
> installation. If not try using with ACPI disabled. Once you are
> finished with the install you'll have to do some workaround.
>
> http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.2.1R/errata.html
>
> I know the link is old, but it'll help you somehow.
>
> I don't why this issue is not listed on 5.3 errata.
>
>
> HTH


Is there anything else to try if advices in the Errata of 5.2.1 do not 
help?

Thanks,
Alex



>
>
> On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 09:44:40 -0300, Juli?n Herrera
> <listas.julianherrera at globo.com> wrote:
>> Hello 4 all,
>>
>> I  was starting to install FreeBSD 5.3 into 42 computers where I work as
>> workstations when just at first installation i've got this uncommon
>> problem. When kernel is finishing to load some messages like this appears:
>>
>> ata0-master : FAILURE ATA-IDENTIFY timed out
>> =2> to install. So, it's impossible to continue. When I tried to install
>> again booting with Safe option, the installation program detects the
>> drive but complain about its geometry, so I was in doubt to continue.
>> This makes me think twice too soon (my first of 42 installations) if
>> it's a good idea to migrate from Windows to FreeBSD here at my company,
>> where FreeBSD has already been servicing the network infrastructure.
>> =20
>> The computer in question has a Soyo P4VGA-2AP1 motherboard with chipset
>> VIA Apollo P4M266A and HD Samsung SP0411N.
>> =20
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Juli=E1n Herrera
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