> SEE BOTTOM! :)
> Well, I hope I can beg your indulgence--is it possible to test
> with Maxtor alone--as drive /dev/hda ? If you have room for a
> minimal install, this should point something.
>
> Someone with a similar lspcidrake output is running OK with a
> CDRW and 7.1 .... If this doesn't work with the Maxtor,,, We
> may need a couple of dual-trace 'scopes, or just decide to
> operate the hardware where it will work.
>
> I have a couple of comps that are limited to 7.0 and have to do
> that on an 83MHz bus instead of 100--Both by PCChips (M748MR)
> Actually they are not "mine" but the owners look to me for
> (local) support.
>
> I am starting a test of fairly new and inexpensive hardware with
> 7.1 and I will be reporting results back to the list shortly.
>
> Thanks so much for your patience. I won't ask for any tests
> beyond this. With a VIA MVP4, An SiS530, and a VIA MVP3, I was
> able to make a Creative 4224 CDRW work under 7.1 without any
> special effort. (I like the Creative 4224 BTW.) K6-2s all with
> speeds of 300-500 and FSBs of 95-100. (Yes, one MVP4 was highly
> unstable at 100 and fine at 95, and switching memory didn't
> change a thing.)
>
> This next one I am testing is a new concept--run the processor
> and bus at optimal speed, whatever that means. Anyway, I have to
> use BIOS to set the speeds if I want to override--no hardware
> jumpers.
>
> I wish Mandrakesoft had the resources to know how much the code
> is narrowing the tolerance for running slightly off-spec. About
> .2% of the hardware running 6.1 could not handle 7.0 driven at
> the same speeds(my own survey) and it may be happening again.
>
> Civileme
You won't believe this one!!!!!!!!
I have successfully gotten my cdrom working!!!!!!!!!!
I discovered the fix quite by accident....in experimenting with drives and
configurations I switched the cdrom to slave (it had been a master) and it read
it....well I had other things so balled up from playing I decided to re-install
so I could have a nice clean freshly installed Mandrake 7.1 install to mess up
all over again...and lo and behold the cdrom wasn't working....hmmmm....now what
to do....I messed it up...I'll never get it back!!!!!!!!!! well I switched the
cdrw back to being a master...just because I like things in order....and
rebooted figuring I would mess with this again later.....I decided to check the
cd again just for sh**s and grins....and it worked again...it did uninstall and
reconfigure the drive both times....but now if I set it back to slave it will
not work again....put it as a master and it's fine......so my dear
friend...there is the bug and the fix!!!!!!!!!!
YES....IT WORKS I/WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CHEERS....HURRAY!!!!! THE CROWD GOES WILD...LOL
Sincerely thanks for all your help...who would have thunk something so goofy
would fix it? I know it sure surprised me....btw...the floppy fixed itself in
the same operation...so until something else goes wrong....IT'S ALL WORKING!!!!!
Jim P.
