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, 16 May 2001 19:51:02 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 16 May 2001 19:50:46 -0400 Received: from router-100M.swansea.linux.org.uk ([194.168.151.17]:47117 "EHLO the-village.bc.nu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 16 May 2001 19:50:14 -0400 Subject: Re: VIA/PDC/Athlon To: jlaako@pp.htv.fi (Jussi Laako) Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 00:47:11 +0100 (BST) Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <3B02B824.6FAF5125@pp.htv.fi> from "Jussi Laako" at May 16, 2001 08:25:56 PM X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL3] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: From: Alan Cox Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > I tested 2.4.4-ac9 today on A7V133 machine. It booted up, but can't stand > any load. It will deadlock (without oops) when the network/disk system faces > any load. Let me guess 'ide=nodma' fixes that ? > There is also some new bug in VIA IDE driver. It misdetects cable as 80-w > when it's only 40-w and causes some CRC errors and speed dropping. Some Since when - the VIA driver in -ac has not changed for a very long time > older kernels correctly detected the cable as 40-w and used UDMA33, this one > tries to use UDMA100 and fails (of course). Is there any way to force cable > detection to 40-w? it shouldnt ever misdetect - thats a bug.