On Saturday 21 July 2001 17:57, Larry Sword wrote:
> Erik Kaffehr wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > I just upgraded my computer, and moved over two harddisks and CD-writer
> > from the old computer. Everything works fine, if the CD-Writer is not
> > connected. If the CD-writer is connected it just hangs after I got
> > printout:
> >
> > Finding module dependencies [OK]
> >
> > If I remove the CD-Writer it will boot correctly.
> >
> > The CD-writer is a SONY CRX120E IDE driver
> >
> > My /etc/lilo.conf looks like this:
> > ------------------------------
> > image=/boot/vmlinuz
> > label=linux
> > root=/dev/hda8
> > initrd=/boot/initrd.img
> > append=" hdc=ide-scsi ide1=autotune ide0=autotune"
> > read-only
> > image=/boot/vmlinuz
> > label=failsafe
> > root=/dev/hda8
> > initrd=/boot/initrd.img
> > append=" hdc=ide-scsi ide1=autotune ide0=autotune failsafe"
> > read-only
> > -------------------------------
> >
> > Some having any ideas?!
>
> What is the motherboard in you new machine? Also do you have another OS
> on Hda and can this OS boot and see the CD-Writer?
>
> Larry
>
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Are you using a VIA chipset on the new machine? The 686B Southbridge
interferes with burning from CDRWs and resets itself in cross-channel DMA
transfers of 100Mb or more, so we cripple the kernel if we see it.
The crippling puts everything on PIO4 or less and reports DMA anyway.
Still, one wonders what else is on the channel with the CDRW.
If tossing your "autotune" instructions to the kernel allows it to work, you
probably have the answer from me. If there is something else on the channel
with it, was it there on the old machine?.
Civileme
