> Hi,
>
> during boot the kernel hangs when it tries to check the partition
> table of one hd, a 120GB Maxtor. The gemometry is detected right
> though and there are no problems with the 2.4.18 kernel where i used
> the same configuration as with the new kernel.
>
> the host is a i586 on a gigabyte HX motherboard and i am running
> debian testing with the latest packages.
>
> this drive (hdg) is atached to a promise66 pci card on the second
> controler(ide3) and is the only drive there. i have two other maxtors
> (60GB and 80GB) atached to the other controler (ide2). the partition
> table checks for those work fine.
>
> if you need any other information, please let me know.
>
> by
> bd
>
> $ cat /usr/src/linux/.config | grep PDC
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_PDC202XX=y
> CONFIG_PDC202XX_BURST=y
> # CONFIG_PDC202XX_FORCE is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATARAID_PDC is not set
>
> $ cat /proc/pci
> Bus 0, device 8, function 0:
> Unknown mass storage controller: Promise Technology, Inc. 20262 (rev
> 1). IRQ 11.
> Master Capable. Latency=32.
> I/O at 0x6000 [0x6007].
> I/O at 0x6100 [0x6103].
> I/O at 0x6200 [0x6207].
> I/O at 0x6300 [0x6303].
> I/O at 0x6400 [0x643f].
> Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe0000000 [0xe001ffff].
>
> $ cat /proc/ide/pdc2002xx
> PDC20262 Chipset.
> ------------------------------- General Status
> --------------------------------- Burst Mode
> : enabled Host Mode : Normal
> Bus Clocking : 33 PCI Internal
> IO pad select : 4 mA
> Status Polling Period : 0
> Interrupt Check Status Polling Delay : 2
> --------------- Primary Channel ---------------- Secondary Channel
> -------------
> enabled enabled
> 66 Clocking enabled enabled
> Mode PCI Mode PCI
> FIFO Empty FIFO Empty
> --------------- drive0 --------- drive1 -------- drive0 ----------
> drive1 ------ DMA enabled: yes yes yes
> no
> DMA Mode: UDMA 4 UDMA 4 UDMA 4
> NOTSET PIO Mode: PIO 4 PIO 4 PIO 4
> NOTSET
>
> $ cat /proc/ide/ide3/hdg/geometry
> physical 238216/16/63
> logical 238216/16/63
>
> $ cat /proc/ide/ide3/hdg/model
> Maxtor 4G120J6
>
> $ /sbin/fdisk -l /dev/hdg
> Disk /dev/hdg: 16 heads, 63 sectors, 238216 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 bytes
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/hdg1 1 41611 20971912+ 83 Linux
> /dev/hdg2 41612 83222 20971944 83 Linux
> /dev/hdg3 83223 124833 20971944 83 Linux
> /dev/hdg4 124834 238216 57145032 5 Extended
> /dev/hdg5 124834 166444 20971912+ 83 Linux
> /dev/hdg6 166445 208055 20971912+ 83 Linux
> /dev/hdg7 208056 238216 15201112+ 83 Linux
>
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This is being addressed by Alan Cox's -ac patch. Try applying
ac4, that might fix your problems.
Tyler Longren
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