Re: VT82C686A corruption with 2.4.x

[David Riley]

Mark Hahn wrote:
> 
> >>From what I gather this chipset on 2.4.x is only stable if you cripple just about everything that makes
> > it worth having (udma, 2nd ide channel  etc etc)  ?    does it even work when all that's done now or is
> > it fully functional?
> 
> it seems to be fully functional for some or most people,
> with two, apparently, reporting major problems.
> 
> my via (kt133) is flawless in 2.4.1 (a drive on each channel,
> udma enabled and in use) and has for all the 2.3's since I got it.

Not to make a "mee too" post but...

It's worked flawlessly for me.  Always.  Since it seems to work fine for
just about everyone else, I'd venture to say that it's a board specific
issue, quite likely with the BIOS.  Some other problems seem to have to
do with the memory; I remember the KX133 had some definite problems with
memory timing, especially with large amounts (3 DIMMS were a problem on
some motherboards that were loosely laid out).

My 2 cents,
	David