On Monday 29 November 2010 15:17:42 Dale wrote: > Mick wrote: > > On 29 November 2010 13:41, Dale<rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Mick wrote: > >>> Ughh! Spoke too soon. :-( > >>> > >>> The older PIII machine still crashes in the same manner. This is what > >>> > >>> I have configured: > >>> $ cat /usr/src/linux/.config | grep -i CONFIG_ATA > >>> > >>> # CONFIG_ATALK is not set > >>> # CONFIG_ATA_OVER_ETH is not set > >>> CONFIG_ATA=y > >>> # CONFIG_ATA_NONSTANDARD is not set > >>> # CONFIG_ATA_VERBOSE_ERROR is not set > >>> CONFIG_ATA_ACPI=y > >>> CONFIG_ATA_SFF=y > >>> CONFIG_ATA_BMDMA=y > >>> CONFIG_ATA_PIIX=y > >>> CONFIG_ATA_GENERIC=y > >>> > >>> Also, > >>> > >>> CONFIG_SATA_PMP=y > >>> > >>> CONFIG_PATA_ISAPNP=y > >>> > >>> CONFIG_PATA_ACPI=y > >>> CONFIG_PATA_LEGACY=y > >>> > >>> This is what this old machine contains: > >>> > >>> # lspci > >>> 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82830 830 Chipset Host Bridge > >>> (rev 04) > >>> 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82830 830 Chipset AGP Bridge (rev > >>> 04) > >>> ... > >>> 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 42) > >>> 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801CAM ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev > >>> 02) 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801CAM IDE U100 > >>> Controller (rev 02) > >>> > >>> I should be able to get onto the P4 later on and see if the problem > >>> persists there too. > >> > >> I'm not sure if this would help but it couldn't hurt to try. > >> > >> http://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/ > >> > >> Hope that helps. > > > > Thanks Dale, I think it is based on older kernels. It mentions: > > > > ata_piix > > > > which is the ONFIG_ATA_PIIX=y I have configured in the kernel. For a > > minute I thought it's something simple I missed out on with the change > > of the kernel version, but it seems it is more involved than that. I > > just hope that the P4 machine works out right, because it is on daily > > use. > > It tells in the top right corner what kernels it is based on. It > mentions 2.6.36.1, 2.6.37-rc3-git5 in the little box. Also, I just > noticed that it lists the mobo and branded PCs on the left. Maybe that > will help some. I just found mine that I been asking about on this > list. I never noticed that before today. o_O I guess I was looking in > the wrong place the past few days. Now to remember that it is there. ;-)
Yes, I had seen those but the drivers mentioned there for my PIII are definitely from older kernels ... The good news is that the P4 box fired up nicely (phew!). Will wait for 2.6.36 series to see if this old PIII will work. -- Regards, Mick
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