Boot problem: "ata0: resetting devices"

[Jud]

On Thu, 29 May 2003 01:35:37 -0700, Rich Morin <rdm at cfcl.com> wrote:

> Here's a bit more information on the configuration:
>
> OS:     FreeBSD 4.5
>
> Disk:   Seagate Barracuda ATA II (ST320420A; 20 GB)
>
> Chips:  478 pin Celeron; 2.1 GHz
> 512 MB DDR DIMM (2 ea.)
> SiS645DX  Northbridge _or_ SiS962(L) Southbridge
>
> The manual indicates that the motherboard could have either a
> Northbridge or Southbridge chipset, but I don't know an easy
> way to tell which one this board has.  Suggestions?

This was a common problem along about 4.5-4.6.  Upgrade to at least 4.7, 
see if it helps; the cause of the common problem was fixed in 4.7- 
prerelease.

Jud