> This web page previously has listed reports of a problem with PCI
> computers that use the PC Tech RZ1000 IDE controller. This problem
> presents the potential for data corruption which could manifest itself as
> a misspelled word in a document, incorrect values or account balances in
> accounting software, unexplained GP faults when program execution reaches
> a corrupted instruction in the .EXE, destruction of directory trees, or
> even corruption of an entire partition or drive.
>
> [...]
>
> OS Potential Workarounds/Comments
> Problem ?
> [...]
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> LINUX Yes 1) Disable PCI read ahead in
> BIOS Setup if option is
> available.
> 2) Re-write IDE driver such
> that driver reads drive status,
> not ISR.
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> [...]
Is there anybody working on a patch for the IDE driver? Will this patch
slow down the driver speed? Can I enable the prefetch buffers again with
this patch?
THANKS,
Ronald.
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