RE: [SiS IDE patch] various fixes

Marcin Wiacek (Marcin@MWiacek.com)
Thu, 15 May 2003 23:43:56 +0200


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Hi,

> These errors are normal (the requested info is meaningless on CD/DVD
> drives).
[...]
> From the .config you sent, " CONFIG_IDEDMA_ONLYDISK is not set ", so
> dma being disabled for your CD/DVD drives may be related to
> them having
> bugs in DMA mode, the kernel IDE subsystem disables DMA or higher dma
> modes with peripherals it knows to be buggy. Please send the
> output of
> "hdparm -i /dev/<yourdrive>"
[....]
> IIRC this message is in fact harmless, do you have any other problem
> with the harddrive ?

With all respect. I'm NOT newbie (also in Linux). 2.4.21 is first kernel
version, where I have problems with IDE subsystem (both on old and new
PC).

When I enabled both standard IDE and SiS IDE drivers, errors
("DriveReadySeekCompleteError" and similiar) don't allow system to
start.

When I use SIS IDE only, DMA is not enabled by default (for UDMA 33
devices - earlier in 2.4.20 and earlier IT WAS DONE).

Today I bough new IDE card with Silicon Image and Silicon Image IDE
driver also shows errors with HDD (which is 100% OK).

Please treat it seriously. I know, how to configure Linux kernel - I
make it from few years. In 2.4.21 there is REALLY something wrong.
Please do not say, that errors are normal - earlier they didn't exist
and weren't shown anywhere (also in hdparm). I'm here and can give all
required info for tracking bug. Please treat it seriously. When kernel
shows errors in some parameters configurations, doesn't allow to use
some combination of config parameters or when doesn't enable DMA, there
is something wrong.

In attachment config info from hdparm.

Pozdrowienia/Best Regards

-- 
Marcin Wiacek (www.mwiacek.com marcin@mwiacek.com)

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