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> Dear All,
>
> >
> > > > Well, that chip is so broken by design, no software workaround
> > > > can help its misery, a hardware fix exists, but cant (easily) be
> > >
> > > As Volker notes; Linux can work round it. So can OS/2. I
> > > don't know the details, but there ARE modes where it works.
> >
> > Nope, there are not, even the manufacturer agrees to that....
> >
> As much as I like ... err ... technical discussion, perhaps it's time that
> either side came up with something solid. "Linux can" and "Manufacturer
> agrees" are not solid, IMHO.
>
> The Linux code states that the workaround is perfect in what source file?
I did not say it's perfect. However, read this:
/usr/src//linux-2.2/drivers/block/rz1000.c
It starts:
/*
* linux/drivers/block/rz1000.c Version 0.05 December 8, 1997
*
* Copyright (C) 1995-1998 Linus Torvalds & author (see below)
*/
/*
* Principal Author: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Lord)
*
* See linux/MAINTAINERS for address of current maintainer.
*
* This file provides support for disabling the buggy read-ahead
* mode of the RZ1000 IDE chipset, commonly used on Intel motherboards.
*
* Dunno if this fixes both ports, or only the primary port (?).
*/
The comments in OS/2 fixpacks tell how to use it on OS/2.
Use the search program in the web pages at http://os2.ami.com.au/os2/ to
locate directories with names beginning wr_0 (Warp 3) or wr_m0 (Warp 4), read
the readmes. All it will establish is that they work; not what code trickery
is needed.
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