From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 14 Aug 2001 17:28:43 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 14 Aug 2001 17:28:33 -0400 Received: from MailAndNews.com ([199.29.68.123]:60936 "EHLO MailAndNews.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 14 Aug 2001 17:28:16 -0400 X-WM-Posted-At: MailAndNews.com; Tue, 14 Aug 01 17:28:11 -0400 Message-ID: <002201c12507$c0d26fe0$c405a33e@brekoo.noip.com> From: "Marc Brekoo" To: "Alex Hill" Cc: In-Reply-To: <03d601c124d5$6cb01e80$c405a33e@brekoo.noip.com> <997820924.3545.14.camel@steam.legato.com> Subject: Re: ACPI & Promise Ultra 100 IDE-controller? Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 23:26:10 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Alex Hill said: > I have also had problems w/ the same sort of configuration. I am using a > K6-III on an older Via 100 mb and the Promise Ultra 100 controller is an > add on card. I found that the the pdc202xx driver has some problems with > quantum drives, I have always had to patch the driver, adding my quantum > 13.6gb drive's OEM string to the list of quirky drives > (pdc_quirk_drives[]:line223 of /usr/src/linux-2.4/drivers/ide/pdc202xx.c > ) . There are already a couple of quantum drives on this list. I can't > figure out if it is the VIA motherboard, the promise card or the quantum > hd, or a combination of the three that causes the problem. What a coincidence... I have a Quantum Bigfoot drive hooked up to the controller. But what I meaned to ask: did your kernel boot when you added the OEM-string to pcd_quirk_drives[]? I'll give it a try as soon as possible, to see if it works here. Thanks, Marc.