Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1999-36,: 2.2.12: non-EIDE hardware still supported?

# 2.2.12: non-EIDE hardware still supported?

Ulrich Windl (ulrich.windl@rz.uni-regensburg.de)
Wed, 8 Sep 1999 09:50:37 +0200

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Hello,

I'm running Linux-2.2.12 on some old hardware (386SX, 16 MHz, Intel
Chipset)

During boot the messages about the harddisk are:

<4>hda: 406MB, CHS=826/16/63
<4>Partition check:
<4> hda: hda1 hda2
<4>VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly.

hdparm gives rather incomplete values:

tick1a:~ # hdparm -v /dev/hda

/dev/hda:
HDIO_GET_MULTCOUNT failed: Invalid argument
HDIO_GET_32BIT failed: Invalid argument
HDIO_GET_UNMASKINTR failed: Invalid argument
HDIO_GET_DMA failed: Invalid argument
HDIO_GET_KEEPSETTINGS failed: Invalid argument
HDIO_GET_NOWERR failed: Invalid argument
readonly = 0 (off)
readahead = 8 (on)
geometry = 826/16/63, sectors = 832608, start = 0

tick1a:~ # hdparm -i /dev/hda

/dev/hda:
HDIO_GET_MULTCOUNT failed: Invalid argument
HDIO_GET_IDENTITY failed: Invalid argument

(I think an older version of Linux gave better messages for the same
hardware)

tick1a:~ # cat /proc/ide/drivers
ide-disk version 1.08

tick1a:~ # cat /proc/devices
Character devices:
1 mem
2 pty
3 ttyp
4 ttyS
5 cua
7 vcs
10 misc
36 netlink
128 ptm
136 pts

Block devices:
2 fd
3 hd

Did I make anything wrong? I don't see the problem...

Regards,
Ulrich

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