firewire problem in freebsd 5.3beta5

[Manfred Lotz]

On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 15:45:56 +0200
Manfred Lotz <manfred.lotz at web.de> wrote:

> Hi there,
> I thought I give FreeBSD 5.3 Beta5 a try.
> 
> I have a firewire controller but I had no external hard disk
> connected.
> 
> After booting from the installation CD these messages came up:
> 
> 
> fwohci0: BUS reset
> fwohci0: node_id=0xc800ffc1, gen=2, CYCLEMASTER mode
> firewire0: 2 nodes, maxhop <= 1, cable IRM = 1 (me)
> firewire0: bus manager 1 (me)
> firewire0: split transaction timeout dst=0xffc0 tl=0x2b state=3
> firewire0: bus_explore node=0 addr=0x400 resp=60 retry=1
> fwohci0: txd err= 3 miss Ack err
> firewire0: bus_explore node=0 addr=0x400 resp=22 retry=2
> fwohci0: txd err= 3 miss Ack err
> firewire0: bus_explore node=0 addr=0x400 resp=22 retry=3
> fwohci0: txd err= 3 miss Ack err
> firewire0: bus_explore node=0 addr=0x400 resp=22 retry=4
> firewire0: bus_explore failed for 1 nodes
> 
> 
> Here it is hanging. Under FreeBSD 4.10 the same messages show up but
> there is no hanging.
> 
> Switching on an external hard disk some more messages coming up:
> 
> fwohci0: BUS reset
> fwohci0: node_id=0xc800ffc1, gen=4, CYCLEMASTER mode
> firewire0: 2 nodes, maxhop <= 1, cable IRM = 1 (me)
> firewire0: bus manager 1 (me)
> 
> There was one more info message I forgot to note. After that the boot
> process was hanging again.
> 
> 
> 

Just to let you know: It seems that in BETA7 the hang situation has
vanished.


-- 
Manfred