Subject: Re: pciide - slow boot
To: None <netbsd@ns.purk.ee>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 04/04/2003 23:45:57
On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 07:00:00PM +0300, netbsd@ns.purk.ee wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I'm trying to figure out what causing slow boot on Abit Max2 running both stable&current.
> The main problem is that , when kernel arrivers to 'pciide' it stops and waits 20/sec.Theres no problem with FreeBSD.It takes 25/sec to boot into Gnome desktop.It just
> flying on pciide.Is there any kernel option that i'm missing?
> 
> Thanks for any hint!
> 
> 
> [...]
> pciide0 at pci0 dev 17 function 1: VIA Technologies VT8235 ATA133 controller
> pciide0: bus-master DMA support present
> pciide0: primary channel configured to compatibility mode
> atapibus0 at pciide0 channel 0: 2 targets
> sd0 at atapibus0 drive 1: <IOMEGA  ZIP 100       ATAPI       Flopp, , 12.A> disk removable

Maybe try to move this drive to master. It's not recommended to have a
slave device on a bus with no master (although it works with most
ATAPI devices, and even some hard drives)

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 24 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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