From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Tejun Heo Subject: Re: Sata_via problems in a Vintage2-AE1 Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:46:39 -0500 Message-ID: <45CC42FF.5030507@gmail.com> References: <200702090010.06897.lepalom@wol.es> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from nz-out-0506.google.com ([64.233.162.231]:32351 "EHLO nz-out-0506.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1946279AbXBIJqv (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Feb 2007 04:46:51 -0500 Received: by nz-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id s1so743369nze for ; Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:46:50 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <200702090010.06897.lepalom@wol.es> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: lepalom@wol.es Cc: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Leopold Palomo Avellaneda wrote: > Dear people, > > I have a barebone Asus Vintage2-AE1 [1]. This box has a mobo Asus A8V-MQ. The > board has: > - the Socket 939 for AMD Athlon 64FX/Athlon 64. > - North Bridge: VIA K8M800 > - South Bridge: VIA VT8251 > - VIA Graphics Integrated > - IDE 2 x UltraDMA 133 > - 4 x Serial ATA > ... > > I'm using the bios version 0206. The 0210 doesn't show me the vga card, so I > don't have graphics mode. I think that is a buggy bios. > > The bios is configured with vt8251 in AHCI mode and bios boot up activated, so > the hd is recognized in the beginning. I don't have any raid, only one hd. > The hd is a Maxtor 6V250F0. > > I'm using a debian etch but the i386 version. The only way that I can use the > hd is using a 2.6.16 standard kernel with the modifications explained in this > page [2]. Basically you have to use their ahci.c and sata_via.c. The > modifications are small from the original code from Mr Jeff Garzik. > > I have tried to use the 2.6.18 and 2.6.20rc6 and the result is the same. The > kernel boots, but when arrives at the ata3, > > scsi2 : ahci > ata3: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) > ata3.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xec) > ata3.00: failed to IDENTIFY (I/O error, err_mask=0x104) > .... repeated some times ... > scsi3 : ahci > ata4: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) > scsi4 : ahci > ata4: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) > scsi5 : ahci > ata6: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) > Done. > Begin: Mounting root file system... ... > Begin: Running /scripts/local-top > ide0: I/O resource 0x3F6-0x3F6 not free. > ide0: ports already in use, skipping probe. > ide1: I/O resource 0x376-0x376 not free. > ide1: ports already in use, skipping probe. > Done. > Begin: Waiting for root file system ... It might be VIA IRQ quirk problem. 1. Does giving 'irqpoll' parameter to kernel make any difference? 2. Can you give a shot at 2.6.20? -- tejun