Linux-Hardware Digest #869, Volume #14 Tue, 5 Jun 01 15:13:07 EDT
Contents:
Re: interrup received, but no mail -- on adaptec aha1542 ("Tauno Voipio")
Re: Plz tell me this is not a hardware bug. ("Kilian A. Foth")
Gravis Stinger? (JurgyMan)
Re: Dual P3 vs P4 - need recommendation fast ("Robert L. Klungle")
Re: AMD K6-2 500 & Soyo SY-5EMA Pro motherboard (Nils Holland)
Linux on RS6000 model 7024 ("Søren Berg Glasius")
Redhat 7.1 on Mitac 7521 (Joe Ceklosky)
Re: LCD Active Matrix laptop display and Xwin problems. ("LRW")
Re: PCI Expansion card for USB Client(device) required (Girish G)
Re: Dual P3 vs P4 - need recommendation fast ("Lane Lewis")
Re: ATI Xpert and Soundblaster under linux (Joe Pfeiffer)
Re: Why is my IBM DTLA hard disk so slow? ("Ian Pegel")
Re: Please help me get WIN98 back!! ("Somphong K")
Re: Geforce2 Go and XFree 4.0.3 ("Ulf Junghans")
Maximum RAM my processor can address? (Rajesh Radhakrishnan)
Re: VIA KT133 686B Chipset (Lee Webb)
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From: "Tauno Voipio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: interrup received, but no mail -- on adaptec aha1542
Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2001 14:19:14 GMT
"Darren and Marla Welson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:he_S6.20126$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Red Hat 6.2, P133 MHz, 64MB RAM. Adaptec ISA AHA-1542CF host card...when
I
> insmod aha1542, I get:
> "interrup received, but no mail"
> I have changed BIOS to not allow >1G
> disabled supprt for >2 drives
> disabled autoscanning the bus
This could be caused by some other peripheral at the same interrupt, i.e. an
interrupt conflict. The interrupt in an ISA card is selected at hardware
setup. Usually, ISA interrupts do not suit being shared. AFAIK, neither the
AHA-1542CF driver nor the hardware can use shared interrupts.
Tauno Voipio
tauno voipio @ iki fi
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From: "Kilian A. Foth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Plz tell me this is not a hardware bug.
Date: 5 Jun 2001 14:21:50 GMT
M. Buchenrieder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Kilian A. Foth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>I'm getting hard freezes on my system after a day at the most and
>>can't figure out why. This is my box:
>> [...]
> Well, since you already tried changing the memory modules, all
> there is left to do is
> - checking the usual suspects, like CPU cooler, or incorrect
> BIOS settings (disable APM etc.);
OK, will do.
> - stop XFree and see whether the system runs stable in console
> mode only
I have tried that, and it does run stable. What does that tell me?
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From: JurgyMan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Gravis Stinger?
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 10:07:15 -0500
How do I get this gravis stinger gamepad to work?
It's a serial port gamepad with 10 buttons. Serial port, so I can use it with my
laptop and hopefully with MAME.
I've got a 2.4.4 kernel running and modules loaded, but dont really see anything going
on...:
Module Size Used by
stinger 1472 0 (unused)
joydev 6080 0 (unused)
input 3648 0 [stinger joydev]
serio 1104 0 [stinger]
and i never specified what serial port the stinger is on... where 2 do that?
help!
thanks!
--
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Alan W. Jurgensen - Berbee Information Networks - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Robert L. Klungle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.hardware
Subject: Re: Dual P3 vs P4 - need recommendation fast
Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2001 15:17:30 GMT
Lane Lewis wrote:
> Dual Iwill PIII with Raid and ddr memory
> http://www.cluboverclocker.com/reviews/motherboards/iwill/dvd266/
>
> "Lars Preben S. Arnesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > I'm going to buy a new computer and have to decide within a few hours
> > what prosessor configuration to choose.
> >
> > First I decided to choose a dual P3 1GHz with 512 MB DIMM SDRAM PC133.
> > After a conversation with a friend and the local computer store, I
> > decided to go for the P4 1,7 GHz with 2x256MB RIMM 400MHz RAMBUS.
> >
> > I was recommended this mainly because of the faster RAM bus that comes
> > with the P4 solution.
> >
> > After reading some articles (for instance <URL:
> > http://www.inqst.com/articles/p3vp4/p4vp3article.htm>) I'm starting to
> > change my mind.
> >
> > What should I do? The computer is going to be my workstation running
> > Linux. I don't think I'm going to use all the CPU time for a while
> > (other than running dnetc), but I hate to get the second best option
> > when I'm going to buy a new box. I'm not a real game buff, but I'm
> > going to buy a GeForce2 card so that gaming now becomes an option.
> >
> > --
> > Lars Preben
> >
I have a dual 800 SuperMicro PIII System that has been running Linux and
Win2k
for about a year (removable drives).
It has a GeForce2 card which will only run unaccelerated. According to
SuperMicro,
and Creative Labs, this is because the AGP slot shares its IRQ with the
onboard
network controller. This makes gaming essentially impractical. In addition,
it is
often possible to watch images being redrawn. According to the
manufacturer, the
sharing is a necessity of the dual processor configuration. Note that
moving the
IRQ in the BIOS has no effect (it doesn't work).
The benefit of the dual is excellent response regardless of what else is
going on.
The down side is cost.
cheers...bob
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From: Nils Holland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: AMD K6-2 500 & Soyo SY-5EMA Pro motherboard
Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2001 17:24:35 +0200
James Omura wrote:
>
>
> First, there's no way that I'm misreading the chip. It
> says 3.3V. No doubt. But what if I'm wrong? Well, that
> would mean that I was far over-voltage and when I tried to
> run it at that voltage the CPU should have been fried.
> If it didn't fry the CPU, then why wouldn't it work? It
> wasn't just the DIMM slot. The memory is still sitting in
> DIMM 1 where he put it.
The AMD K6-2, just like everything starting from Pentium MMX, runs with
dual voltage. For I/O, 3.3 V are needed. The processor's core voltage,
however, is different, and in the case of your AMD, 2.2 V.
Greetings
Nils
--
==========================================================
Nils Holland - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
NightCastle Productions - Linux in Tiddische, Germany
http://www.nightcastleproductions.org
"They asked me where this earthquake would begin,
I offered to let them feel my pulse."
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From: "Søren Berg Glasius" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.hardware
Subject: Linux on RS6000 model 7024
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 17:57:48 +0200
Hi,
I've just aquired an older RS6000 model 7024. Now I want Linux installed on
it. Any recomendations on what distribution to choose?
I'm trying to boot the system on the current AIX, and it seems to work, but
since the system previously ran on TokenRing, I can not hook it to my own
network. How can I monitor the boot process? On the serial port yes, but
what's the port setup? I've tried to add a graphics adapter, but to no
avail - it's a standard ET6000 - does it have to be supplied by IBM? Any
hints greatly appreciated! Please CC your response to me, since I don't get
around the newsgroups oftent.
Regards,
Søren Ber Glasius
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From: Joe Ceklosky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Redhat 7.1 on Mitac 7521
Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2001 16:13:01 GMT
Has anyone installed RedHat 7.1 on a Mitac 7521 also resold
as a Jetta 7700?
Do the working work:
X on the sis 630? (not using fb)
onboard NIC?
onboard sound?
APM?
Thanks!
Joe Ceklosky
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From: "LRW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: LCD Active Matrix laptop display and Xwin problems.
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 12:13:38 -0500
Fantastic!
That was a PERFECT suggestion! I followed his suggestion to a T, very quick
and easy, and BAM! I was SO pleasantly surprised to see that silly
cross-hatch wallpaper with the big fat "X" pointer. =)
Now I just need to tweak color into it. =/
Thanks!!!
Liam
"Sinistar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:fVVS6.29913$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> "LRW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:F8MS6.725$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Hi all.
> > Well, putting Slackware 7.1 (which I believe is xfree86 3.3.x) on my
> laptop.
> > All is good except the setup of Xwin.
>
> > It's an old Toshiba T4850CT with a 640x480x64K TFT-LCD. The installed
card
> > database has a few Toshibas mentioned, but not this one. All of them use
> > SVGA server anyway.
> > So in any case, has anyone gotten it to work on an older laptop?
> > Particularly something close to this model? I'd LOVE to be able to see
the
> > bottom third of your XF86Config!
> > Thanks for any help. =)
>
> Give this page a shot and see if the X-Window config info helps your
> situation:
>
> http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~gerhardb/linux/LINUXT4600.htm
>
> -- Trav
>
>
>
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From: Girish G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.embedded
Subject: Re: PCI Expansion card for USB Client(device) required
Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2001 22:58:43 +0530
Thanks to all who searched for my query. But please note, I
do not want a host device. what I require is a client
adaptor which fits into PCI. Normally the client side of the
USB will reside in the device which is external to the PC
and needs to service the host's(normally PC's) requests.
What your searches have given are not client adaptors but
host side adaptors. In our hardware, the USB was not
designed and since our device is a client, we are unable to
locate a suitable adaptor which will make our hardware a
USB client
Still I do hope someone somewhere will know some such card.
I did find one on HP's website long back but it is NOT PCI,
but uses another bus called EIO
Well, still hoping
Regards
Girish
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From: "Lane Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.comp.hardware
Subject: Re: Dual P3 vs P4 - need recommendation fast
Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2001 18:00:19 GMT
Supermicro was not telling the truth it was just cheaper for them to design
the board sharing the AGP slot irq. Lets hope that Iwill did it right (much
better motherboard manufacture).
Thanks Lane Lewis
This message transmitted on 100% recycled electrons.
"Robert L. Klungle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Lane Lewis wrote:
>
> > Dual Iwill PIII with Raid and ddr memory
> > http://www.cluboverclocker.com/reviews/motherboards/iwill/dvd266/
> >
> > "Lars Preben S. Arnesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > I'm going to buy a new computer and have to decide within a few hours
> > > what prosessor configuration to choose.
> > >
> > > First I decided to choose a dual P3 1GHz with 512 MB DIMM SDRAM PC133.
> > > After a conversation with a friend and the local computer store, I
> > > decided to go for the P4 1,7 GHz with 2x256MB RIMM 400MHz RAMBUS.
> > >
> > > I was recommended this mainly because of the faster RAM bus that comes
> > > with the P4 solution.
> > >
> > > After reading some articles (for instance <URL:
> > > http://www.inqst.com/articles/p3vp4/p4vp3article.htm>) I'm starting to
> > > change my mind.
> > >
> > > What should I do? The computer is going to be my workstation running
> > > Linux. I don't think I'm going to use all the CPU time for a while
> > > (other than running dnetc), but I hate to get the second best option
> > > when I'm going to buy a new box. I'm not a real game buff, but I'm
> > > going to buy a GeForce2 card so that gaming now becomes an option.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Lars Preben
> > >
>
> I have a dual 800 SuperMicro PIII System that has been running Linux and
> Win2k
> for about a year (removable drives).
> It has a GeForce2 card which will only run unaccelerated. According to
> SuperMicro,
> and Creative Labs, this is because the AGP slot shares its IRQ with the
> onboard
> network controller. This makes gaming essentially impractical. In
addition,
> it is
> often possible to watch images being redrawn. According to the
> manufacturer, the
> sharing is a necessity of the dual processor configuration. Note that
> moving the
> IRQ in the BIOS has no effect (it doesn't work).
> The benefit of the dual is excellent response regardless of what else is
> going on.
> The down side is cost.
>
> cheers...bob
>
>
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From: Joe Pfeiffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ATI Xpert and Soundblaster under linux
Date: 05 Jun 2001 11:56:10 -0600
lameth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> The cards I'm considering to replace the mwave are the ATI Xpert 128 pci
> card for video and the Soundblaster AWE64 ISA card for sound(or any
> reasonably priced sb card). I've read the documentation for the cards
> currently supported by the latest release of Debian, both cards are
> supported. What I am looking for is a person who actually has either of
> these cards in their system or has experience installing them under linux.
> I would like to find out if they are happy with how the cards performed
> with linux, if the cards were a pain in the butt to get to work properly,
> that sort of thing.
You need a reasonably current XFree to run the Xpert card; I *think*
anything in the 4.0 series will work. My Xpert2000 card works fine.
No experience with the AWE64.
> Price of the cards is a major issue, although I'm sure their are cards out
> there that give better performance and work better under linux. Also, the
> aptiva does have both ISA and PCI expansion slots. I know PCI cards have
> better performance but which of the two tend to work better under linux?
ISA is a mess, and ISA PnP is a bandaid; it's all too easy to get
cards that don't work and play well together. If you're getting a new
card, go PCI.
--
Joseph J. Pfeiffer, Jr., Ph.D. Phone -- (505) 646-1605
Department of Computer Science FAX -- (505) 646-1002
New Mexico State University http://www.cs.nmsu.edu/~pfeiffer
SWNMRSEF: http://www.nmsu.edu/~scifair
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From: "Ian Pegel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Why is my IBM DTLA hard disk so slow?
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 19:19:03 +0100
> No, not with today's motherboards. They use a specific UDMA socket
> and IDE cable with 80 wires, but just 40 (or, more precisely, 39) pins.
> The sockets and the plugs on these cables usually are blue,
> contrary to the standard IDE interfaces and connectors (black).
So does anyone know what is a reasonable throughput rate for these disks?
Ian
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From: "Somphong K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: Please help me get WIN98 back!!
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 14:23:50 -0400
When I mentioned I could not boot from Wind98 recover diskette,
I meant the PC read the floppy for a few seconds, then turn to
read the C drive (/dev/hda) over and over. I could see the disk
access indicator lit on and off. The only way to get out was to
do ctrl-alt-del :-) It happened the same way with Win98 CD.
I reshuffled boot device sequence a few times (floppy/HD/CDROM)
but to no avail.
Please find herewith the fdisk diskplay of both drives. I would
really appreciate some advice how to fix the problem.
Rgds somphong
[root@localhost /etc]# fdisk /dev/hda
The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 3736.
There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
and could in certain setups cause problems with:
1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)
2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
(e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 3736 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 2040 16386268+ b Win95 FAT32
Command (m for help): v
27246302 unallocated secotrs
Command (m for help): x
Expert command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 3736 cylinders
Nr AF Hd Sec Cyl Hd Sec Cyl Start Size ID
1 80 1 1 0 254 63 1023 63 32772537 0b
2 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
3 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
4 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
Expert command (m for help):
======================================================
[root@localhost /etc]# fdisk /dev/hdb
The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 2100.
There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
and could in certain setups cause problems with:
1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)
2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
(e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/hdb: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 2100 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 * 1 3 24066 83 Linux
/dev/hdb2 4 2100 16844152+ 5 Extended
/dev/hdb5 4 1023 8193118+ 83 Linux
/dev/hdb6 1024 1661 5124703+ 83 Linux
/dev/hdb7 1662 1820 1277136 83 Linux
/dev/hdb8 1821 1886 530113+ 83 Linux
/dev/hdb9 1887 1952 530113+ 83 Linux
/dev/hdb10 1953 2018 530113+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/hdb11 2019 2084 530113+ 83 Linux
/dev/hdb12 2085 2100 128488+ 83 Linux
Command (m for help): v
555 unallocated secotrs
Command (m for help): x
Expert command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/hdb: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 2100 cylinders
Nr AF Hd Sec Cyl Hd Sec Cyl Start Size ID
1 80 1 1 0 254 63 2 63 48132 83
2 00 0 1 3 254 63 1023 48195 33688305 05
3 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
4 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
5 00 1 1 3 254 63 1022 63 16386237 83
6 00 1 1 1023 254 63 1023 63 10249407 83
7 00 1 1 1023 254 63 1023 63 2554272 83
8 00 1 1 1023 254 63 1023 63 1060227 83
9 00 1 1 1023 254 63 1023 63 1060227 83
10 00 1 1 1023 254 63 1023 63 1060227 82
11 00 1 1 1023 254 63 1023 63 1060227 83
12 00 1 1 1023 254 63 1023 63 256977 83
Expert command (m for help):
=============================
hda c/h/s = 3736/255/63
hdb c/h/s = 2100/255/63
=============================
"Somphong K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:9f0sna$a37$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> During this Memorial weekend, I installed Redhat 7.1 (Kernel 2.4.2-2)
> on my PC at home. Win98 is on IDE drive/A and Rh7.1 completely on IDE
> drive/B. I did not realize at the time that part of linux, such as /boot
> partition, had to be on drive/A to use LILO.
>
> During graphic installation,I was prompted where to put LILO i.e. in MBR
> or linux drive's boot partition. Unfortunately I decided to avoid fooling
> with MBR and opted for the later.
>
> The lilo installation ended up with failure. Everything else went fine.
> I created boot diskette. I then realized I was no longer able to boot
> Win98. Everybody in my household jumped on me!! My wife wanted to search
> webs about her stock investment, my kid wanted to play starcraft with his
> folks, ....
>
> I hoped to restore MBR by executing 'fdisk /MBR' under MSDOS but I was
> surprised to learn that all my Windows rescue and MSDOS diskettes failed
> to even boot. PC tried to boot from the floppies but hang after reading/
> loading a few blocks.
>
> When I mounted on to /dev/hda1, I could see that all Win98 directories
> and files were still intact. I just do not know why drive/A broke when I
> tried my best < which was obviously not good enough :-( > not to disturb
> its MBR.
>
> I would appreciate any advice that can pull me out of this mess.
>
> 1) What corruptions on drive/A and how to restore it??
>
> 2) I configured lilo to boot either linux and win98 but the later never
> came up - it hang just like when I booted off diskettes. Could you
> offer me a copy of /etc/lilo.conf to compare. My copy is at home.
>
> 3) I configured printer OK but not my sound card (Turtle Beach Montogo II
> and Altec Lansing 495). sndconfig autoprobe concluded it was Altec
> ADA305 and mentioned it is not supported by Linux yet. I tried without
> probe but there were only 2 Turtle Beach choices and my Montego II was
> not ont the list. I tried both and they all ended up in errors.
>
> Does it mean I'm out of luck as far as sound card is concerned?
>
> 4) Does Linux support HP 6200C scanner?? If affirmative, how?
>
> 5) I have MSN connection which I usually use their 'MSN Internet Access'
> tool to connect. Could and how I connect to MSN from Linux??
>
> Please asnwer to my e-mail address. Thanks for kind assistance.
>
> Rgds somphong
>
>
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From: "Ulf Junghans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.portable,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x,de.comp.os.unix.linux.hardware
Subject: Re: Geforce2 Go and XFree 4.0.3
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 19:42:02 +0200
ftp1.detonator.nvidia.com -> Last Driver for Nvidia Card
the Display Settings can you find in the X86config on /etc or /etc/X11
The Error is a miss Config in this File.
Ulf Junghans
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From: Rajesh Radhakrishnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt
Subject: Maximum RAM my processor can address?
Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2001 14:40:55 -0400
Hi,
I have a 586 processor and motherboard. I previously had 32MB and
recently added another 64MB RAM but my machine only sees 64MB. I'm
pretty sure the memory cards are inserted properly.
Could it be my processor can only address 64MB?
Thanks
Rajesh
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lee Webb)
Subject: Re: VIA KT133 686B Chipset
Date: 5 Jun 2001 18:50:29 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 05 Jun 2001 13:26:44 +0200, Alberto BARSELLA wrote:
> Albert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> Hello
>>
>> I bought new motherboard with this chipset and new HD IBM 30GB 7200. I
>> installed RH7.1 with kernel 2.4.2. I didn't compiled the kernel. When I
>> check "hdparm -i /dev/hda" I get the following message:
> [.....]
>
> Had the same problem with 2.4.2.
> I tried again in 2.4.4 (or was it 2.4.5?) and it works fine. It seems
> like they fixed something in the via code (BTW, I have 686A).
> Update the kernel and try again....
>
I vaguely remember reading that there was a problem with the 686B
chipset pre-2.4.4 (686A was better supported, which is the one I have also): I
think 2.4.4 onwards patched it.
Lee.
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