re: Initio 1623 driver question

[Matthieu Helder <matthieu.helder@gmail.com>]

I've compiled and installed the 2.6.26.2 kernel.

Best regards,
Matthieu


Matthieu Helder wrote:
 > Dear Tejun,
 >
 >
 > I've experiencing a problem for which I searched many forums, but to no
 > avail yet, so I decided to ask you.
 > I'm trying to install two Western Digital sata disks (750 GB each) with
 > a PCI sata-controller that uses the Initio 1623 chipset. Operating
 > system is SuSe 11.
 > The PC is an Compaq deskpro something with a Celeron and 512 MB of ram.
 > It boots from a 10 GB ata disk.
 >
 > The problem is that the controller card seems to be recognized
 > correctly, the kernel module gets loaded and all, but the two disks are
 > not detected: sata link down.
 > I'm using your sata_inic162x driver module, the version that contains
 > lba48 support.
 > Do you have any idea what can be the case? At least I have the
 > impression that the BIOS doesn't support lba48, could that be it? Below
 > you'll find the output of some (hopefully relevant) commands.

Can you please cc linux-ide@vger.kernel.org 
<mailto:linux-ide@vger.kernel.org>?  And can you try to roll
your own kernel 2.6.26.2 <http://2.6.26.2> for the system so that we can 
try patches?
Maybe the reset timing is too aggressive.

Thanks.