Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 23 Aug 2002 10:42:43 -0700 (PDT) | From | Andre Hedrick <> | Subject | Re: IDE-flash device and hard disk on same controller |
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On Fri, 23 Aug 2002, Andre Hedrick wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Aug 2002, Russell King wrote: > > > On Fri, Aug 23, 2002 at 12:45:03AM -0700, Andre Hedrick wrote: > > > This is where JG's hard work and my time with him explaining it will help > > > most. Also case where RMK's ARM toys do fun things and the assumption by > > > the driver that POST is valid is DEAD WRONG. I will repeat the assumption > > > of my code about POST is DEAD WRONG! POST like events happen at different > > > times for various archs. > > > > Yet more FUD. Andre - go away and come back once you've calmed down. > > > > Maybe its because you don't actually understand my IDE hardware. I > > dunno. But you are "DEAD WRONG" about the crap you've written above. > > > > Completely. > > NO, I just misreferenced you because you was asked to help in a situation > with G Britton, as you have refreshed my memory with a hammer. > > So I apologize for mixing events and people. > > The point still stands, there are case where the OS is launched, > regardless of bootloading, where devices can be lost if the time limits > are not followed. In the case where my memory failed, you reminded me the > device took 40 secs to spinup.
Oh I forgot to add, I said "POST-Like" events. If Execute Diagnostics is never issues w/ the prior reset of the devices/bus we do not have a quantified state the system should be left in at bootloading.
Therefore I suspect the device is compliant and the HOST is bad.
Cheers,
Andre Hedrick LAD Storage Consulting Group
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