DOH! ata_alloc_request failed!

2007-07-31 Thread Bruce Caruthers
Um... should I be concerned? Jul 31 02:29:26 arachne2 kernel: DOH! ata_alloc_request failed! I was in the process of copying all my files over from my old server, but I didn't receive any errors during the copies except for this in the dmesg and messages logs... (and, unfortunately, since I was

Re: DOH! ata_alloc_request failed!

2007-07-31 Thread Bruce Caruthers
On Tue Jul 31, 2007, Bruce Caruthers wrote: Um... should I be concerned? Jul 31 02:29:26 arachne2 kernel: DOH! ata_alloc_request failed! I was in the process of copying all my files over from my old server, but I didn't receive any errors during the copies except for this in the dmesg

Re: DOH! ata_alloc_request failed!

2007-07-31 Thread Bruce Caruthers
On Tue Jul 31, 2007, Adam J Richardson wrote: Bruce Caruthers wrote: Um... should I be concerned? Hi Bruce, I've found wherever hard disks are doing anything suspicious, such as operating properly, it's best to be paranoid. Take multiple copies quick is my advice. Adam J Richardson

Re: Can't burn cds

2007-07-26 Thread Bruce Caruthers
On Thu Jul 26, 2007, Paul Schmehl wrote: Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. [...] burncd -ef /dev/acd1 data /home/pauls/Downloads/RedHat/RHEL4-U5-x86_64-ES-disc1.iso fixate burncd: ioctl(CDRIOCWRITESPEED): Input/output error What the heck is going on? The device is

ICH8R and SATA drives at boot

2007-07-26 Thread Bruce Caruthers
After much googling and poring through the Intel site, I'm stumped, so I hope you don't mind my asking here, even though it is technically not a FreeBSD question, since this is before it even gets to the loader... My system: * Intel DG965WH mobo * Pentium 4 (631, HT, EM64T) 3GHz * FreeBSD

Re: Intel G965 chipset? (solved)

2007-07-24 Thread Bruce Caruthers
hint.acpi.0.disabled=1 to /boot/device.hints to make the default boot have ACPI disabled Thanks to all, and hopefully this helps someone else avoid all the headaches! On Mon Jul 23, 2007, Bruce Caruthers wrote: Here's a followup, so anyone checking the archives will know what to do

bootable rescue cd?

2007-07-24 Thread Bruce Caruthers
Hi, all. Given my special-case system (DG965WH), I am trying to make a custom boot CD based off the original 6.2-RELEASE/amd64 install disc in case I ever need to login to fix it (such as when I had to do a partial reinstall when I made a typo in one of the loader files). I have replaced

Re: Intel G965 chipset?

2007-07-23 Thread Bruce Caruthers
Here's a followup, so anyone checking the archives will know what to do... (and if it helps the group overall, even better) Much thanks to those who tried to help. As I was running a Pentium on an Intel board, it never occurred to me to even look at the amd64 variant, until I realized the one

Re: Intel G965 chipset?

2007-07-21 Thread Bruce Caruthers
On Fri Jul 20, 2007, Bruce Caruthers wrote: On Fri Jul 20, 2007, Garrett Cooper wrote: Garrett Cooper wrote: Bruce Caruthers wrote: On Sat Jul 14, 2007, Antony Mawer wrote: On 14/07/2007 8:07 AM, Bruce Caruthers wrote: ... === My Question: So, can I use an Intel

Re: Intel G965 chipset?

2007-07-20 Thread Bruce Caruthers
On Sat Jul 14, 2007, Antony Mawer wrote: On 14/07/2007 8:07 AM, Bruce Caruthers wrote: ... === My Question: So, can I use an Intel motherboard with the 965 chipset? If not, what is the latest chipset I can use which will meet my needs? We use the 965 based boards for many of our

Re: Intel G965 chipset?

2007-07-20 Thread Bruce Caruthers
On Fri Jul 20, 2007, Garrett Cooper wrote: Garrett Cooper wrote: Bruce Caruthers wrote: On Sat Jul 14, 2007, Antony Mawer wrote: On 14/07/2007 8:07 AM, Bruce Caruthers wrote: ... === My Question: So, can I use an Intel motherboard with the 965 chipset? If not, what

Intel G965 chipset?

2007-07-13 Thread Bruce Caruthers
should be aware of? Sorry for being long-winded. Just want to be clear on what my concerns are, so I don't waste anyone's time. :) Thanks! -bkc -- Bruce Caruthers http://www.BruceCaruthers.com/ ~~~ It's good