Am Donnerstag, 17. Mai 2007 01:09 schrieb DJA: > DJA wrote: > > Dexter Filmore wrote: > >> Am Mittwoch, 16. Mai 2007 23:11 schrieb kelsey hudson: > >>> Dexter Filmore wrote: > >>>> Using a 32 bit 2.6.18, custom. dmesg output: > >>> > >>> AHA! > >>> > >>> [ 45.480444] NFORCE3-250: neither IDE port enabled (BIOS) > >>> > >>> Check your BIOS settings and see if the IDE ports are disabled > >>> altogether. That will definitely cause problems > >> > >> nothing I can do about it, no such BIOS option. > > > > I find that really hard to believe. I can't remember the last time I saw > > a modern (i.e. <3 yrs. old) mobo that didn't have such an option.
Mee, too, but this board seems to go for sATA ops only, meant for disks=sATA nad ATA for cd/dvd only. > > > > o Sometimes it's listed under "Peripherals". > > o Make sure you go through each menu entry. > > o Make sure you scroll down on all BIOS Setup pages. It's not always > > obvious this is possible, but is often the case. > > Okay, I'm looking at the manual now. > > There is such a setting: "Advanced" | "Onboard Devices". Nothing. I looked there of course. I looked three times everywhere in that BIOS, I even forced UDMA5 in the main tab, no good. I'll try a later kernel as soon as the array is resynced (forgot to disable it for testing :( ) > > Make sure you are using the proper cables. For PATA, you should be using > an 80-pin ribbon cable, preferably, the one that came with the mobo. Pay > attention to which end is which, they are not interchangeable. I know. (Built about a hundred PCs so far, consumer hardware is my game usually. That's why this bugger riddles me so much.) > If you're not using the SATA-RAID, I'd disable it, just to eliminate > variables. Hmm, could do for testing tho my RAID disks are sitting there. Well, for testing. When the array etc etc. > I would set all IDE modes to "Auto" to start (TYPE, LBA, BLOCK, PIO, > DMA, an S.M.A.R.T). SMART is enabled, would surprise me if that did any harm, but I'll check on that, too. > Enable "32Bit Data Transfer". > Already done. If all else fails I'll get me an intel system. $$$ but if that's what it takes... -- -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d--(+)@ s-:+ a- C++++ UL++ P+>++ L+++>++++ E-- W++ N o? K- w--(---) !O M+ V- PS+ PE Y++ PGP t++(---)@ 5 X+(++) R+(++) tv--(+)@ b++(+++) DI+++ D- G++ e* h>++ r* y? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ http://www.stop1984.com http://www.againsttcpa.com -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
