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SubjectRe: IDE problem (VIA82C586, kernel 2.2 and 2.4)
On Wed, 12 Jul 2000, Anthony Barbachan wrote:

> Try giving the kernel the parameter idebus={your pci bus speed}. Probably
> idebus=33. This allowed me to get the VIA chipset on a FIC-503A to work on
> UDMA-66 with the Linux driver. Without passing that parameter I would get
> similar error when trying to optimize disk access.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vladimir B. Savkin" <master@petaflop.lcm.msu.ru>
> To: <linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 11:14 AM
> Subject: IDE problem (VIA82C586, kernel 2.2 and 2.4)
>
>
> > Hello!
> >
> > I have troubles using IDE disk with recent versions of Linux kernel.
> >
> > System configuration:
> > - MB: Chaintech PA-2013 with VIA Apollo VP3 chipset
> > - CPU: AMD K6-III 350 Mhz
> > - RAM: 128Mb PC-100 SDRAM
> > - HDD: IBM DPTA-371360
> >
> > Kernel versions tried:
> > 1. 2.2.15 with ide.2.2.15.20000509 patch from Andre Hedrick
> > and reiserfs (versions 3.5.21 and 3.5.22 tried)
> > 2. 2.2.16 with reiserfs-3.5.22
> > 3. 2.2.16 with reiserfs-3.5.22 and ide.2.2.16.20000619 patch
> > 4. 2.4.0-test1-ac22-riel++ with reiserfs-3.6.9
> > 5. 2.4.0-test2-ac2 with reiserfs-3.6.9
> >
> > I use ALSA sound driver 0.5.8a for my SB AWE 32.
> >
> > I use "hdparm -d1 -X66 -m16 /dev/hda" to tune IDE subsystem at startup.

> > I used similar config for all 2.2 kernels. I tried turning VIA82C586
> > support on and off when using 2.2.16 w/o ide patches.

But you never stated if you turned on the VIA_TUNING.

You may not do the hdparm line with out it.

Cheers,

Andre Hedrick
The Linux ATA/IDE guy


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