Re: [2.3.99pre2] [CORRUPTION] Doh! Corruption problems again...

From: Andre Hedrick (andre@linux-ide.org)
Date: Wed Mar 22 2000 - 19:09:10 EST


On Thu, 23 Mar 2000, Manfred Spraul wrote:

> Andre Hedrick wrote:
> >
> > Will report the final out........but I can not repeat with "Quality Drives".
> >
> > /dev/hdc:
> >
> > Model=IBM-DPTA-373420, FwRev=P71OA30A, SerialNo=JXYJXA05393

DEFINE -- Alphabetical (IBM, MAXTOR, QUANTUM)

These three companies are working directly with me to resolve Linux
compatabilty issues. Of course there are other drive manufactures that
have made reliable products, but they are not actively working with for
courting the Linux community............

Put your money where the support is ---

> 00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
> 00: 86 80 11 71 05 00 80 02 01 80 01 01 00 40 00 00
> 40: 07 a3 70 c0 38 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

This chipset is setup for PIO and DMA mode 2 for ATA-2.
There ULTRA DMA settings are not set and disabled!

This is why you are having problems........

> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_PIIX=y

CONFIG_PIIX_TUNING ????

> CONFIG_IDEDMA_AUTO=y

Andre Hedrick
The Linux ATA/IDE guy

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