From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 15 Oct 2001 18:49:14 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 15 Oct 2001 18:49:04 -0400 Received: from jalon.able.es ([212.97.163.2]:2499 "EHLO jalon.able.es") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 15 Oct 2001 18:48:50 -0400 Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 00:49:15 +0200 From: "J . A . Magallon" To: Alan Cox Cc: magallon@posta.unizar.es, Lista Linux-Kernel Subject: Re: Status of ServerWorks UDMA Message-ID: <20011016004915.A28798@werewolf.able.es> In-Reply-To: <20011016003812.A28638@werewolf.able.es> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT In-Reply-To: ; from alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk on Tue, Oct 16, 2001 at 00:48:02 +0200 X-Mailer: Balsa 1.2.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On 20011016 Alan Cox wrote: >> I have just installed a system with kernel 2.4.20, and it stops booting >> with a message like: >> He, he, I meant 2.4.10.... >> Controller is in an impossible state. Disable UDMA. > >That is triggered when we see a case that can cause disk corruption. > >> Board is a SuperMicro 370DLE (SW LE chipset). I have tried disabling >> ide channels on the bios, but kernel still sees them. I have tried to > >At some point I'll sort this properly if Andre doesnt do it first. > >> boot with ide0=nodma (is this options real, or I just have invented it ??) >> No solution. > >ide=nodma > TNX!! >Please send me details on the system. lspci -v output too. > As I said, it is a SUPER P3TDLE, with 2 UDMA/33 channels, and a cdrom in hda and a zip in hdc (nothing in any slave). I will send you details tomorrow from work. -- J.A. Magallon # Let the source be with you... mailto:jamagallon@able.es Mandrake Linux release 8.2 (Cooker) for i586 Linux werewolf 2.4.12-ac2-beo #1 SMP Mon Oct 15 00:23:19 CEST 2001 i686