From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 17 Jan 2001 17:40:26 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 17 Jan 2001 17:40:15 -0500 Received: from h201.s254.netsol.com ([216.168.254.201]:21925 "EHLO tesla.admin.cto.netsol.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 17 Jan 2001 17:40:12 -0500 Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 17:40:06 -0500 From: Pete Toscano To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: VIA chipset discussion Message-ID: <20010117174006.E1503@tesla.admin.cto.netsol.com> Mail-Followup-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from pgpkeys@hislinuxbox.com on Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 02:02:17PM -0800 X-Uptime: 5:16pm up 7 days, 23:25, 6 users, load average: 0.02, 0.06, 0.08 X-Married: 430 days, 21 hours, 31 minutes, and 49 seconds Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org well, i know there's a problem with the via apollo pro 133a chipset, smp, apic, and usb. it looks like the usb driver (usb-uhci) doesn't receive any interrupts if apic is enabled. if you disable apic from the lilo prompt with "noapic", then it'll all work (of course, without apic). according to the linux-usb maintainers, it's a pci irq routing problem. i've asked jeff garzik and martin mares if they'll look into it, but they're pretty busy and i haven't heard anything back from them (not that'd i'd expect to for quite a while, considering their load). i've asked on the list too, but i've only heard back from people with the same problem, not anyone who can fix the problem. i've pretty much got the same system as you, except for the ultra66 promise card. pete On Wed, 17 Jan 2001, David D.W. Downey wrote: > > Could those that were involved in the VIA chipset discussion email me > privately at pgpkeys@hislinuxbox.com? > > I'm truly interested in solving this issue. I personally think it's more > than just the chipset causing the problems. > > > I'm looking for members of the list that are using the kernel support for > the following > > > VIA chipset > Promise controller (PDC2026# with specifics on the PDC20265 (ATA100)) > SMP support > IDE + SCSI mix in the system. > > > I'm trying to track a number of POSSIBLE bugs (can't say they are for > sure) and any input from folks with this mix of drivers would be > exponentially useful, even if for nothing more than discounting some of my > thoughts. > > > Also, can anyone summurize the already known and specific problems with > combinations of the above requirements? I would truly appreciate that. > > David D.W. Downey - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/