i have a ide question..
i see my diskinterfaces being downgraded from time to time.

Feb 19 09:09:47 127 /netbsd: wd1: transfer error, downgrading to Ultra-DMA mode
2
Feb 19 09:09:47 127 /netbsd: wd1(pciide1:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 
2 (Ultra/33) (using DMA data transfers)
Feb 19 09:09:47 127 /netbsd: wd2(pciide1:0:1): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 
2 (Ultra/33) (using DMA data transfers)
Feb 19 09:09:47 127 /netbsd: wd1a: aborted command, interface CRC error writing 
fsbn 63028416 of 63028416-63028447 (wd1 bn 63028416; cn 6625 tn 76 sn 3), retryi
ng
Feb 19 09:09:47 127 /netbsd: wd1: soft error (corrected)

it that commen given the use of ATA/66 and ATA/100 ???
is it cause i did disklabel/newfs at ATA/33?
is it cause the
pciide1 at pci0 dev 12 function 0: Promise Ultra100/ATA Bus Master IDE
Accelerator (rev. 0x02)
is it cause the system doens't have anough cpu to work for the ide?
you'd think i didn't place the flatcable correct?

it's not a 'stopper' but i'd like to see them disks fast.
and i don't have ever seen an upgrade message.


btw..sidenote regarding the board..it's a MSI 694D Pro (MS-6321).
it doesn't have a key-lock ((, no extra kb-interface at the board and ..the
Promise soft/firmware does wait on ESC at boot. (anyone knows it's removable?)
so it's hardly a server(?). it does run the smp kernel from december.



thanx for any input on this,
~n

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