Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 10 Nov 2006 09:39:40 -0500 | From | Stephen Clark <> | Subject | Re: New laptop - problems with linux |
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Jarek Poplawski wrote:
>On Thu, Nov 09, 2006 at 09:08:24AM -0500, Stephen Clark wrote: > > >>Jarek Poplawski wrote: >> >> >> >>>On 08-11-2006 15:41, Stephen Clark wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Hi list, >>>> >>>>I just purchased a VBI-Asus S96F laptop Intel 945GM & ICH7, with a Core >>>>2 Duo T560,0 2gb pc5400 memory. >>>> >>>> >>>>From checking around it appeared all the >>> >>> >>>>hardware was well supported by linux - but I am having major problems. >>>> >>>> >>>>1. neither the wireless lan Intel pro 3945ABG or built in ethernet >>>>RTL-8169C are detected and configured >>>>2. the disk which is a 7200rpm Hitachi travelmate transfers data at 1.xx >>>>mb/sec >>>> according to hdparm. This same drive in my old laptop an HP n5430 with a >>>> 850 duron the rate was 12-14 mb/sec. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Kernel command line: ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 ide1=dma ide1=ata66 >>>>ide_setup: ide1=dma -- OBSOLETE OPTION, WILL BE REMOVED SOON! >>>>ide_setup: ide1=ata66 -- OBSOLETE OPTION, WILL BE REMOVED SOON! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>Could you repeat the reason for this ides in kernel parameters? >>>Did you try to boot some fresh live-cd distro? >>> >>>Jarek P. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>Yes, I was trying to get dma turned on for my harddrive. >> >> > >You can do it with hdparm. But in current kernels it >should be on by default - if not - there is probably >lack of some driver or it is disabled by parameters like >this. So try to get rid of them. > >As it was stated in the first reply by Arjan van de Ven >you definitely should have this disk in sata mode and >see it as sda, so try check in your kernel config >Serial ATA... drivers - particulary: >CONFIG_ATA = y >CONFIG_ATA_PIIX = y >and maybe: >CONFIG_ATA_GENERIC = y >CONFIG_PATA_MPIIX = y > >(if they are "= mi", you should have initrd properly generated). > >Probably you can also do CONFIG_IDE = n in ATA/ATAPI >(it depends on your CD-DVD). > > > >>I have booted knoppix 5.1 but didn't check harddrive transfer rate. >> >> > >If you can see it as sda, transfer should be fine. > >Regards, > >Jarek P. >- >To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in >the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > > Hi Jarek,
The problem is resolved by using combined_mode=libata and 2.6.19-rc5.
Steve
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