"Cliff L. Biffle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Could be. The ATA controller was also flaking out under 4.7, but is solid as
> a rock under 5.0-DP2, which is why I'm sticking with it despite other
> potential bugs. I can burn CDs now!
Many (most? all?) KT133A-based motherboards have a known issue with
the PCI bus that often results in an IDE transfer problem. However,
this was fixed (IIRC) in FreeBSD around the 4.5/4.6 timeframe (maybe
earlier). [ Hmmm. You're probably seeing another problem with 4.7. ]
> In the discussion link you sent me, they discuss the controller disabling the
> port due to excessive current draw...would it re-enable the port when I
> simply un/replug the mouse? Normally I'd expect that to require a reboot.
> (The mouse does come back when I remove it and reinsert it, and generally X
> doesn't even notice.)
I don't know how FreeBSD handles it. Under Windows, a dialog box
pops up when an overcurrent situation occurs, and the box contains a
button that'll reset and re-enable the bus.
> The KT133 discussion suggests it's a hardware problem, which wouldn't surprise
> me...this particular mobo is a very early Athlon board, and the chipset may
> be buggy.
Motherboards using the VIA KT133A chipset generally do not have a
good reputation.
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