Bill Moran wrote:
>
> ian j hart wrote:
> > 1 Cable length was definately an issue for me (40 way cable, VIA ATA33
> > with
> > UDMA 66 drives). I would trust IBM on this one.
> > [stable archive 08/07/01 VIA 82C586 UDMA ICRC errors]
>
> I forgot to put in the last post that I reconnected the cable so that it
> did not exceed the length requirements.
>
> > 2 Get the latest BIOS and firmware.
>
> I'll take a look at that.
>
> > Then I turned off UDMA with sysctl.
>
> Are you referring to hw.ata.ata_dma? Can this bet set in /etc/sysctl.conf
> or must it be set in /boot/loader.conf?
When I did this I was using "sysctl -w hw.atamodes=pio"
and putting it in /etc/rc. It looks like there's been
some improvement on this see man ata.
>
> > IIRC this was a pc-chips BX pro.
> >
> > 4 There's a tool to set the mode of the drive. Worth a
> > try.
>
> Do you mean a tool from IBM?
Yes. Cannot remember the name, sorry.
>
> --
> Bill Moran
> Potential Technology
> http://www.potentialtech.com
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ian j hart
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