From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750714AbWFTMwT (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:52:19 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750716AbWFTMwT (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:52:19 -0400 Received: from s233-64-196-242.try.wideopenwest.com ([64.233.242.196]:61116 "EHLO echohome.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750714AbWFTMwS (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:52:18 -0400 Message-ID: <22582.216.68.248.2.1150807936.squirrel@www.echohome.org> In-Reply-To: <1150791627.11062.25.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <1150791627.11062.25.camel@localhost.localdomain> Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:52:16 -0400 (EDT) Subject: RE: Wish for 2006 to Alan Cox and Jeff Garzik: A functional Driver for PDC202XX From: "Erik Ohrnberger" To: "Alan Cox" Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Reply-To: Erik@echohome.org User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.5 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Alan, I thank you persaonlly for these pointers. Erik. On Tue, June 20, 2006 04:20, Alan Cox wrote: > Ar Llu, 2006-06-19 am 18:18 -0400, ysgrifennodd Erik Ohrnberger: >> Regardless, count me as another one of the interested parties for a >> cure. >> I've read the thread, and will prepare two current kernels, one using >> the >> PDC202XX_NEW and one using the PDC202XX_OLD configuration options. I'm >> hoping that the PDC202XX_OLD will also resolve this issue. > > Bartlomiej is the old IDE layer maintainer. I would direct any enquiries > to him about those drivers. > >> Any further advice on how to work around this would be greatly >> appreciated. > > 2.6.17 with the libata pata patch from > http://zeniv.linux.org.uk/~alan/IDE has a Promise driver for the PDC > 20268 and higher that was written by Albert Lee. There is also a test > driver for the older chips (20265 etc). > > To try that build 2.6.17 with the patch and then say "N" to CONFIG_IDE, > "Y" to the SATA options under SCSI and the right controller. It will > move your disks to /dev/sda /dev/sdb etc as it uses the SCSI layer. > > Alan >