AW: i386/84943: "Invalid Partition Table" Intel ICH6 SATA
controller (Dell D610 Laptop).
Dean Patterson
psamuel01 at yahoo.com
Tue Sep 6 19:00:40 PDT 2005
WHOO HOO!! You are CORRECT sir! I cannot beleive
that the problem was the BIOS version. Thank you for
your assistance and I am now BSD'ing again. I want to
also thank everyone else who tried to help me on this
issue.
Dean.
--- Jerome-Pascale Klodzinski <jpk at gmx.org> wrote:
> I can take a look at the log-file of the BIOS
> updates! ;) I just noticed
> that the version A04 is no longer available on the
> dell-support side. The
> relevant info of the BIOS A05 is following:
>
> 1. Fixed enhancement added in the A04 BIOS that
> added support for INT 13
> DMA transfers (under DOS) when operating in
> protected mode. Problem
> with previous BIOS revision prevented accessing the
> systems hard-disk
> drive in DOS when running in a protected mode
> environment.
>
> AS an attachment i send the whole log.
>
> Regards
>
> Jerome-P. Klodzinski
>
> > --- Ursprüngliche Nachricht ---
> > Von: Dean Patterson <psamuel01 at yahoo.com>
> > An: Jerome-Pascale Klodzinski <jpk at gmx.org>
> > Kopie: freebsd-i386 at freebsd.org
> > Betreff: Re: AW: i386/84943: "Invalid Partition
> Table" Intel ICH6 SATA
> > controller (Dell D610 Laptop).
> > Datum: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 15:47:01 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> > Ah NO WAY!! Yes we update the BIOS before we image
> the
> > laptops. WOW that never came to mind. I will
> > certainly give it a whirl tomorrow at work.
> >
> > Thank you very much,
> > Dean Patterson.
> >
> > P.S - Do you know the differences in the BIOS
> updates?
> >
> > --- Jerome-Pascale Klodzinski <jpk at gmx.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Dean,
> > >
> > > could it be that your D610 is using the BIOS
> version
> > > A04? With this BIOS
> > > version i had the same problem, you described. I
> > > needed a downgrade to BIOS
> > > A03 to get FBSD running.
> > > Today i tested the newest version A05 and it
> works,
> > > so give this BIOS a try,
> > > and i hope it will help.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Jerome-P. Klodzinski
> > >
> >
> >
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>
>
> BIOS Release Notes
>
>
>
===================================================================
>
===================================================================
>
> Systems: Dell Latitude D610 Series
> Version: A05
> Build Date: 08/10/2005
>
> Intel 915GM Graphics Video BIOS version 1219
> ATI Mobility Radeon X300 Video BIOS version
> 8.017M.192.062
>
>
> Issues Fixed:
> =============
> 1. Fixed enhancement added in the A04 BIOS that
> added support for INT 13
> DMA transfers (under DOS) when operating in
> protected mode. Problem
> with previous BIOS revision prevented accessing
> the systems hard-disk
> drive in DOS when running in a protected mode
> environment.
>
>
> The BIOS release has been validated on the following
> operating systems:
> 1. Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Service
> Pack 2.
> 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4.
>
>
===================================================================
>
===================================================================
>
> Systems: Dell Latitude D610 Series
> Version: A04
> Build Date: 06/29/2005
>
> Intel 915GM Graphics Video BIOS version 1219
> ATI Mobility Radeon X300 Video BIOS version
> 8.017M.192.062
>
>
> Issues Fixed:
> =============
> 1. Fixed issue where hotplugged IDE drives would be
> not be programmed to
> the optimal transfer mode.
> 2. Fixed issue in which Windows intermittently
> reports an "unexpected error"
> when the BIOS flash program is launched, which
> prevents the BIOS
> update from occurring.
> 3. Fixed issue where BIOS Setup reports the RAM
> size incorrectly on the next
> boot after corrupting CMOS.
> 4. Fixed intermittent problem where, after the user
> creates a hard disk
> password with an Admin password already
> installed, the Admin password
> will not unlock the hard disk on subsequent
> boots. The Admin password
> should unlock the hard disk password in this
> situation.
> 5. Fixed performance problem seen when running
> Microsoft Virtual PC.
> 6. Optimized CD-ROM timing for DOS mode transfers.
> 7. Reduced potential headphone noise.
>
> Enhancements:
> =============
> 1. Added support for warm undocking System Setup
> option. The undock method
> can be configured as either "Hot Undock" or
> "Warm Undock" using the
> new "Undocking Method" field in System Setup.
> The system must be
> rebooted after changing this field. Previously,
> the system would only
> allow hot-undocking. When warm-undocking, the
> system enters Standby
> mode if the dock eject button is pressed or the
> user commands the
> Operating System to undock the computer from the
> Start Menu.
> The default behavior is Hot Undock. This allows
> the system
> to stay powered on when undocking.
>
> PLEASE NOTE: Regardless of how "Undocking
> Method" is configured,
> the user must notify the system before undocking
> by either pressing
> the dock eject button or commanding the OS to
> undock the computer
> from the Start Menu.
> 2. Add support for newer versions of the Intel
> Pentium M processor.
> 3. Upgraded ATI VBIOS
> 4. Upgraded Intel VBIOS to version 1219, which
> provides enhanced graphics
> performance.
> 5. Upgraded ATI VBIOS to version 8.17M.192.062 to
> optimize performance.
> 6. Upgraded Broadcom PXE rom version and added an
> RPL boot option to the
> BIOS one-time boot menu.
> 7. Added support for INT 13 DMA transfers (under
> DOS) when operating in
> protected mode. This is specifically meant to
> address a performance
> issue seen by some customers who are running
> Ghost under DOS in
> protected mode.
>
>
> The BIOS release has been validated on the following
> operating systems:
> 1. Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Service
> Pack 2.
> 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4.
>
>
===================================================================
>
===================================================================
>
> Systems: Dell Latitude D610 Series
> Version: A03
> Build Date: 03/02/2005
>
> Intel 915GM Graphics Video BIOS version 3412
> ATI Mobility Radeon X300 Video BIOS version
> 8.017.192.045
>
> Issues Fixed:
> =============
>
> 1. Fixed IRQ routing problem seen only on
> non-standard operating
> system configurations.
>
>
> The BIOS release has been validated on the following
> operating systems:
> 1. Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Service
> Pack 2.
> 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4.
>
>
===================================================================
>
===================================================================
>
> Systems: Dell Latitude D610 Series
> Version: A02
> Build Date: 02/01/2005
>
> Intel 915GM Graphics Video BIOS version 3412
> ATI Mobility Radeon X300 Video BIOS version
> 8.017.192.045
>
> Issues Fixed:
> =============
>
> 1. Fixed an issue where some batteries would not
> charge after being
> fully depleted.
>
>
> Enhancements:
> =============
>
> 1. Changed CMOS Setup so that the TPM field is
> always visible.
>
>
> The BIOS release has been validated on the following
> operating systems:
> 1. Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Service
> Pack 2.
> 2. Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4.
>
>
===================================================================
>
===================================================================
>
>
> Systems: Dell Latitude D610 Series
> Version: A01
> Build Date: 1/17/2005
>
>
> Intel 915GM Graphics Video BIOS version 3412
> ATI Mobility Radeon X300 Video BIOS version
> 8.017.192.045
>
> Issues Fixed:
> =============
>
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