>
> > I tried with delay 12000, 6000, 8000 (I admit that i really
> don't know how this
> > delay helps) but no use... only putting a CD in the drive
> while booting helps.
> >
> > -biju
>
> I just set IDE_DELAY=4000 in my 3.2-STABLE kernel, and now it
> sees all disks
> on both controllers. I think the problem was that one of my
> IDE disks is a
> "Joe IDE device" (TM). Depending on which controller it was
> put would cause
> that controller to be "not found".
Great!
> Ok, my problem is solved -
> don't know about that ATAPI drive of yours though...Is it only
> detected at
> boot time when there's
> a CD in it ? is it detected ok in other OS's without the need
> for putting the CD in
> ?
True. The second wd controller is not recognized. Probably i will try with
different delay. Even bios detects it as a ATAPI cdrom drive 32X!
And yes!!
i get a strange message while booting.. Since my box is at home, i cant give the
error message.. probably tomorrow i'll be back with more findings
cheers,
-biju
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