Subject: Re: Sun Blade 100
To: Julian Coleman <jdc@coris.org.uk>
From: Michael Lorenz <macallan@netbsd.org>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 02/09/2007 13:16:51
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Hello,

On Feb 9, 2007, at 10:15, Julian Coleman wrote:

>   wd0(aceride0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 4 (Ultra/66) 
> (using DMA)
...
> messages.  I need to try them with 80-wire cables.

Err, anything faster than UDMA33 /requires/ 80-wire cables according to 
specs.

> I couldn't get the CD drive to work with DMA at all, so it's forced to 
> be
> PIO only.

I'd suggest some cable swapping, had similar issues on a beige G3 ( IDE 
DMA caused data corruption, PIO worked ) and swapping cables around 
cured it. First I thought the Heathrow IDE controller has some 
weirdness we don't work around yet but it turned out to be bad cables 
all over the place.

have fun
Michael
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