Re: Promise module (old) broken

From: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
Date: Sun Dec 05 2004 - 14:09:20 EST


On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 18:54:00 +0100, lkml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<lkml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> up to the actual kernel rc 2.6.10rc3 has broken pdc 20265 support. As
> some kernel releases ago, one had to specify i/o ports on kernel
> cmdline. 2.4.28 kernel works w/o cmdline parameter.
>
> Is this behaviour intended? Will it be fixed in 2.6.10 release?

Haven't you forgot to compile in pdc202xx_old driver?

> W/o parameter kernel (2.6) does not recognise the pdc ide controller
> drives.
> dmesg output states: "ideX: Wait for ready failed before probe !"
>
> As of kernel rc 2.6.10rc1 the kernel even reported ide drive short
> read and seek errors on drives even not connected to the pdc
> controller but connected to the onboard controller (->/dev/hda1). In
> fact /dev/hda1 has no errors (so far).
>
> Any comments?

Read REPORTING-BUGS from the kernel source package
and give us at least dmesgs and configs.
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