Re: Question: Status of VIA chipsets and 2.2 kernels

[Alan Cox]

> Problems Ive been hearing about include DMA disk transfers between
> channels. Some reports say these only occur with Western digital disks.

Not the case

> The 2 athlon boards listed include an onboard promise IDE controller. So
> I should be OK if I use this for disks, right?

Maybe. Consult your vendor and BIOS supplier. Given the current noticable
absence of exact info in the public domain I'd be careful they will guarantee
the VIA chipset problem fixes are in the BIOS. If they give you a blank look
go elsewhere