Re: sata_sil24 / Alpha / 4726 PMP issue ..

[Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com>]

Thomas Evans wrote:
> Hi All -
>>> If I forget and get the "Plug and Play" error, disconnecting the
>>> drives and resetting isn't enough, nor is power cycling *or*
>>> unplugging the machine.  I have to physically remove the card and
>>> restart without it, power down and then re-insert it.  I could only
>>> plug the card into a 32bit slot, btw.
>> So, except for BIOS weirdness, it works.
> 
> I downgraded the BIOS in the card and it even works better on the x86 -
> not more pnp errors.
> 
>> On x86, BIOS runs, on alpha, it doesn't.  It could be that BIOS
>> configures something.  Can you please post the result of 'lspci
>> -nnvvvxxx' of the sil24 controller on alpha and x86?
> 
> I was attempting to look at that - SRM on Alpha won't run arbitrary
> option BIOSs (at least that I can figure - it will run those of
> devices it recognizes in some way via emulation).
> 
> With that said, I've attached the output ...
> 
> They are different, just don't understand the differences.

The only differences are in the standard section - PCI bus
configuration, BAR allocation, etc.  If you connect a regular harddrive
instead of a PMP, it works well on alpha, right?

-- 
tejun