Re: ATA 66 support in Debian
you can get the kernel patches to support ata 66 here
http://www.linux-ide.org
have fun, use patch fromt he patch package to apply the changes to your source.
At 10:09 14/07/00 +0200, Petr Danek wrote:
Hi all,
i use Debian 2.1 slink but it looks that ATA66 doesnt work - HD Maxtor
Diamond Max. Is ATA66 supported in Debian, if so what to do ?
Thanks Petr
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ATA 66 support in Debian
Hi all, i use Debian 2.1 slink but it looks that ATA66 doesnt work - HD Maxtor Diamond Max. Is ATA66 supported in Debian, if so what to do ? Thanks Petr
Re: ATA 66 support in Debian
Hi Petr!
I found a similar problem!
I was using my Maxtor on the mother board IDE with a normal cable and all
was well. I later changed the disk to the secondary mother board IDE
channel and installed an 80 pin cable to use at UDMA 66. The boot messages
indicated that UDMA 33 was still being used. This was also true of a
Seagate disk on the same channel and cable.
I added more disks, so I added a controller card (Hot Rod 66) and applied
all patches necessary to use this card under 2.2.16. When I connected the
Maxtor to the card, the system froze frequently and would only happily run
off the mother board controllers (at 33). I also started experiencing data
corruption on my SCSI disks!
I then tried the disk on the card again with a low density cable and it
hasn't complained since, my SCSI disks haven't complained and the system
has been running without rebooting for neary two weeks.
I also have the Seagate disk on the new card running at 66 and it hasn't
complained once.
To me this indicates two problems:
1) The driver for the mother board doesn't do 66
2) Maxtor drives are rubbish!
I know this doesn't help you, but maybe you're better off not trying!
Cheers,
Jason.
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wrote:
Hi all,
i use Debian 2.1 slink but it looks that ATA66 doesnt work - HD Maxtor
Diamond Max. Is ATA66 supported in Debian, if so what to do ?
Thanks Petr
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Re: ATA 66 support in Debian
i use Debian 2.1 slink but it looks that ATA66 doesnt work - HD Maxtor Diamond Max. Is ATA66 supported in Debian, if so what to do ? It depends on the kernel you're using, Peter. ATA66 support was added sometime in the 2.3.x kernel series; the 2.4.0-test3 is the most recent. As far as I know, there is no ATA66 support in the 2.2.x series (perhaps there is a kernel patch though). Anyway, with a kernel that supports it I've had no trouble using it under debian. Daniel # Daniel Whelan Code Monkey, TriPixel Inc. # [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tripixel.net # Evan and Tim need to write a slogan for us.
Re: ATA 66 support in Debian
Quoting Daniel Whelan [EMAIL PROTECTED]: i use Debian 2.1 slink but it looks that ATA66 doesnt work - HD Maxtor Diamond Max. Is ATA66 supported in Debian, if so what to do ? It depends on the kernel you're using, Peter. ATA66 support was added sometime in the 2.3.x kernel series; the 2.4.0-test3 is the most recent. As far as I know, there is no ATA66 support in the 2.2.x series (perhaps there is a kernel patch though). Anyway, with a kernel that supports it I've had no trouble using it under debian. If you look in the potato directory, in the udma66 file, I believe you'll find kernel-image-2.2.17pre6 (?), which has a patch for ATA66. Gary
