[Bug 111151] [pata_amd][pata_acpi] Internal base address register error prevents initialization of PATA drive

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https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=111151

--- Comment #2 from Andreas E <andi3@gmx.net> ---
Alan, thanks a lot for your input.

First of all...this stuff DOES work in Kernel 2.6.xx, go figure.

I can prove that because I made a mistake yesterday by cleaning up my root
partition a little bit too thoroughly. Well, both the empty (!) /run and /usr
dirs must exist on the partition to hook in /usr at bootup. Thought either
upstart or systemd would be as intelligent as creating either of them when not
there. Bleh. (PEBKAC: find . -maxdepth 1 -type d ! -xtype l -empty -delete)
;-))

To cut it short, I had to fix this by booting off an old CD-based 2.6.xx kernel
"mini linux", so I could watch the startup process AND ... !

amd74xx, the ancient IDE controller kernel module compiled in there, actaually
*DID* initialize the drive properly. (Well, to make it tougher for testing, I
intentionally booted off an _IDE_ CD-ROM drive! If amd74xx had shown the same
behavior as pata_amd, it would've choked _while_ booting up the old linux!)

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