Re: Can't boot from 6.1.3 i386 iso CD

To: Bob Bernstein <poobah%ruptured-duck.com@localhost>
Subject: Re: Can't boot from 6.1.3 i386 iso CD
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 20:31:29 +0100

On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 05:52:24PM -0500, Bob Bernstein wrote:
> I have an ancient (wait for it: Celeron!) Gateway desktop that
> throws this error when booting the above-mentioned CD:
> 
> wdc_atapi_intr: bad sata phase DATAOUT
> 
> This has occurred with two different hard drives.
> 
> A bit of googling tells me this is a DMA vs PIO issue, MAYBE, so I
> wonder if there are any args I can enter at the boot prompt to help
> this along?

It would help to see how the drive is probed; especially what driver is
used for the controller.

-- 
Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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- Can't boot from 6.1.3 i386 iso CD
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