Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: ATAPI CDROM kernel problems | Date | Sat, 6 Jul 1996 11:00:18 -0400 (EDT) | From | "Andrew E. Mileski" <> |
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> > Is the info in the IDE documentation about the tertiary port any help? > > Not particularly. I've tried using the kernel boot parameters it mentions, > but the kernel seems *convinced* that the IDE port is in use. > > LILO boot: Linux ide2=0x1e8,11 hde=cdrom ^^ I think this is wrong. Docs say you can leave out the IRQ number, but you need the port number.
> [Also tried: hde=noprobe] > [Also tried: hde=cdrom hde=noprobe] > [Also tried: ide2=0x1e8,0x03ee,11 -- and both of the above]
Shouldn't that be 'ide3=0x1e8,0x03ee,11' for the tertiary (third) controller?
> I get the same thing every time. The kernel says "ERROR - PORTS ALREADY IN > USE" or something with almost that wording. After that, it tries to do > something with the IDE device and I get something resembling "ide2: already > in use, skipping probe."
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