> For FreeBSD try configuring wdc0/wdc1 with 'flags' 0xa0ffa0ff. That will
> try to enable DMA or 32-bit PIO and multi-sector transfers.
> 
> - ad
 
Yes, that does it.  For good measure, I used 0xB0FF, which adds LBA access in 
place of CHS.

FreeBSD 3.3 now performs normally for where it is.

Thanks for the tip.


--Jim Howard  <jiho@mail.c-zone.net>