From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 3 Mar 2002 12:36:28 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 3 Mar 2002 12:36:18 -0500 Received: from mailout09.sul.t-online.com ([194.25.134.84]:33994 "EHLO mailout09.sul.t-online.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 3 Mar 2002 12:36:13 -0500 Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 18:33:41 +0100 From: Wolfram Schlich To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: strange hang with promise ide and 2.4.18 Message-ID: <20020303173341.GO28780@lan.berghof.org> Mail-Followup-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20020302134523.GA1022@mur.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20020302134523.GA1022@mur.org.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.27i X-GPG-Key: 1024D/CD4DF205, http://wolfram.schlich.org/wschlich.asc X-GPG-Fingerprint: 39EC 98CA 4130 E59A 1041 AD06 D3A1 C51D CD4D F205 X-Operating-System: Linux 2.4.17-grsec-1.9.3a SMP i686 X-Uptime: 6:28pm up 2 days, 18:38, 1 user, load average: 2.00, 2.00, 1.98 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, Mar 02, 2002 at 01:45:23PM +0000, rob@mur.org.uk wrote: > Hi > > I have the following: > > 00:14.0 Unknown mass storage controller: Promise Technology, Inc. 20267 (rev 02) > > I did have three of these cards, but I gave one away. The kernel > sometimes hangs during boot with no oops or panic. It depends on the > number of cards installed and how many disks are attached. If all 3 > are installed and all channels have 1 disk, or 2 cards are installed > with a disk on each channel, the boot hangs. If 3 cards are installed, > but only 5 disks are attached, it doesn't hang. if 1 card is installed > with 2 disks attached, it doesn't hang. Have you tried Andre Hedricks IDE-patch from http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/hedrick/ide-2.4.18/ ? You could also try to enable CONFIG_PDC202XX_BURST, but I'm not sure. -- Mit freundlichen Gruessen / Yours sincerely Wolfram Schlich; Berghof, D-56626 Andernach-Kell; +49-(0)2636-941194;