Subject: Addition to 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 10:14:40
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OK, I lied. It only started up once (after all this). Now I get various
kernel errors, and the only command that works is reboot
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Page [SMTP:ThomasP@cat.co.za]
> Sent: 18 August 1999 09:41
> To: 'NetBSD Help'
> Subject: Hard drives for free?
>
> 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 COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">OK, I lied. It only =
started up once (after all this). Now I get various kernel errors, and =
the only command that works is reboot</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">From: </FONT></B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Thomas Page [SMTP:ThomasP@cat.co.za]</FONT>
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</B> <FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Hard drives for free?</FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" 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 COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">wdc1:0:0: Lost =
interupt</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Arial"><BR>
</FONT> <FONT =
COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">type ata</FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Arial"><BR>
</FONT> <FONT =
COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">c_bcount: 512</FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Arial"><BR>
</FONT> <FONT =
COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">c_skip: 0</FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Arial"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">wdc1:0:0: recal =
timed out</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Arial"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">wd1d: device =
timeout reading fsbn 0 (wd 1 bn 0; cn 0 tn 0 sn 0), =
retrying</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Arial"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"><repeats =
about 10 time></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Arial"> </FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" 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 COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">In BIOS, changing =
the drive to LBA, LARGE, NORMAL, makes no difference.</FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Arial"> </FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Tahoma">Thomas Page</FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Arial"><BR>
<I></I></FONT><I><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D5 FACE=3D"Arial =
Black">CAT</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT> <FONT =
COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">(Pty) Ltd</FONT></I><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial"> =
-</FONT><I></I><I></I><I><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT> =
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Advanced security =
Technology</FONT></I><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Arial"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">thomasp@cat.co.za (tompage@hotmail.com) +27 =
31 560 6556</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Arial"> </FONT>
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<P ALIGN=3DCENTER><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">"I can not be intimidated, bought, or blackmailed. =
I can only be inspired."</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=3DCENTER><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">Unknown 20th century poet</FONT></P>
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