> On Mon, 7 Dec 1998, Alan Cox wrote:
>
> > > > I have a VIA and get lockups with DMA to my IDE disk, unless
> > > > I do hdparm -X34 as well.
> >
> > I've seen several VIA + (other DMA) and VIA + IDE dma = lockup problems.
> >
> > > runs when it gets its interrupt. Maybe Alan can aswer this one, Alan?
> >
> > Who knows. VIA don't answer emails.
>
> This sounds like boycott time :)
>
> If we setup some boycott action (via slashdot or a similar
> forum) VIA might come to their senses...
Sheesh, before you all get wierd........what is the complaint against
IDE-VIA. There is a pile of new additions to the chipset to program/setup
the fifo size and assignments to both hwifs...........
Cheers,
Andre Hedrick
The IDE-FNG for Linux
The APC UPS Specialist for Linux
http://www.dyer.vanderbilt.edu/server/udma/
http://www.dyer.vanderbilt.edu/server/apcupsd/apcupsd-3.5.0.bin.tar.gz
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