Re: kern/40561: Fixed in 4.99.72 arised in NetBSD 5 RC1 --- AHCISATA does not support WD2500 SATA disk

[Cem Kayali <cemkayali%eticaret.com.tr@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR kern/40561; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Cem Kayali <cemkayali%eticaret.com.tr@localhost>
To: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
Cc: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, kern-bug-people%NetBSD.org@localhost, 
 gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost, netbsd-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Subject: Re: kern/40561: Fixed in 4.99.72 arised in NetBSD 5 RC1 --- AHCISATA
 does not support WD2500 SATA disk
Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:39:00 +0200

 Hi,
 
 Sorry for late reply. I was away from that machine.
 
 Disabling ACPI does not chnage anything, but disabling ACPI and SMP 
 works, it booted 6 times without problem. Just a reminder: Installation 
 CD of 4.99.72 works without problem with or without SMP, ACPI.
 
 Regards,
 Cem
 
 
 Manuel Bouyer, 02/07/09 00:30:
 > On Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 01:03:47AM +0200, Cem Kayali wrote:
 >   
 >> Hello!
 >>
 >> I couldn't reproduce the issue using installed NetBSD-RC1, but 
 >> re-produced using NetBSD5-RC installation CD. Maybe installation CD was 
 >> in CDROM and it booted from CD instead of disk. So, i update the problem 
 >> such that problem is within NetBSD5-RC1 installation CD - not installed 
 >> NetBSD5-RC1 one.
 >>
 >>
 >> To make sure i compared installation CDs of 4.99.72 and NetBSD5-RC1.
 >>
 >> NetBSD5-RC1 installation CD: It does not freeze but i never see 
 >> installation screen occasionally, ratio about 1/3 boot - tried about 10 
 >> times
 >> NetBSD 4.99.72 installation CD: It always succesfully boots - tried 
 >> about 10 times
 >>
 >> Here are photos taken:
 >>
 >> 1- http://www.eticaret.com.tr/netbsd/1.jpg
 >> 2- http://www.eticaret.com.tr/netbsd/2.jpg
 >>     
 >
 > The fact that both piixide and ahcisata have interrupt issues makes
 > me think interrupts are not working properly on this setup. I guess
 > it's more general than just ahcisata.
 >
 >   
 >> PS: Does not installation CD install same/similar kernel?
 >>     
 >
 > Both should use GENERIC, I think. Can you confirm the kernel booted from
 > your CD is GENERIC ? Did you use boot option to disable acpi or SMP in
 > some of your tries ?
 >
 >