Subject: Hard drives for free?
To: 'NetBSD Help' <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Thomas Page <ThomasP@cat.co.za>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 08/18/1999 09:41:12
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My NetBSD 1.4 machine has one WD 4G harddrive, but at startup it also
finds wd1 (68MB, 1 sector pio transfers, chs, same irq (15)). Later on,
I get:
wdc1:0:0: Lost interupt
	type ata
	c_bcount: 512
	c_skip: 0
wdc1:0:0: recal timed out
wd1d: device timeout reading fsbn 0 (wd 1 bn 0; cn 0 tn 0 sn 0),
retrying
<repeats about 10 time>

Its not the end of the world (to me!), as it eventually passes this and
starts (wrong console though), but this process takes a while, and
something is amiss. Also, 2 weeks ago it was all fine, then I used the
machine (with another hard drive) to do some other work, when I use this
harddrive again, I get this.

In BIOS, changing the drive to LBA, LARGE, NORMAL, makes no difference.

Thomas Page
CAT (Pty) Ltd - Advanced security Technology
thomasp@cat.co.za   (tompage@hotmail.com) +27 31 560 6556

"I can not be intimidated, bought, or blackmailed. I can only be
inspired."
Unknown 20th century poet


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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">My NetBSD 1.4 machine has one WD 4G =
harddrive, but at startup it also finds wd1 (68MB, 1 sector pio =
transfers, chs, same irq (15)). Later on, I get:</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">wdc1:0:0: Lost interupt</FONT>
<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">type ata</FONT>
<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">c_bcount: 512</FONT>
<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">c_skip: 0</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">wdc1:0:0: recal timed out</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">wd1d: device timeout reading fsbn 0 =
(wd 1 bn 0; cn 0 tn 0 sn 0), retrying</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">&lt;repeats about 10 time&gt;</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Its not the end of the world (to me!), =
as it eventually passes this and starts (wrong console though), but =
this process takes a while, and something is amiss. Also, 2 weeks ago =
it was all fine, then I used the machine (with another hard drive) to =
do some other work, when I use this harddrive again, I get =
this.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">In BIOS, changing the drive to LBA, =
LARGE, NORMAL, makes no difference.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Tahoma">Thomas Page<I></I></FONT><I></I>
<BR><I><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D5 FACE=3D"Arial =
Black">CAT</FONT></I><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Arial">(Pty) Ltd</FONT></I><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> -</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Advanced security Technology</FONT></I>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Tahoma">thomasp@cat.co.za&nbsp;&nbsp; =
(tompage@hotmail.com) +27 31 560 6556</FONT>
</P>

<P ALIGN=3DCENTER><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Tahoma">&quot;I can not be =
intimidated, bought, or blackmailed. I can only be =
inspired.&quot;</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=3DCENTER><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Tahoma">Unknown 20th century =
poet</FONT></P>

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