With the wd* flags set to 0xffc, the boot is stall-free and dmesg is clean
Code:
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pciide0 at pci0 dev 31 function 1 "Intel 82801BA IDE" rev 0x02: DMA, channel 0 wired to compatibility, channel 1 wired to compatibility
wd0 at pciide0 channel 0 drive 0: <>
wd0: 1-sector PIO, LBA, 967MB, 1981728 sectors
wd0(pciide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4
atapiscsi0 at pciide0 channel 1 drive 0
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softraid0 at root
root on wd0a swap on wd0b dump on wd0b
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Thanks,
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