Re: linux 2.4.19-preX IDE bugs

[Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz>]

On Fri, Jun 14, 2002 at 01:20:34AM -0700, Andre Hedrick wrote:
> 
> Nick,
> 
> http://www.tecchannel.de/hardware/817/index.html
> 
> Read about the JUNK hardware base you are working with.
> This is one of the reasons people avoid VIA.

Hmm, I don't want to interfere in this nicely-growing flamethrowing, but
Andre, you might have noticed, that Nick is saying that it actually
*works* on the VIA controller and doesn't on the Promise one. Plus older
kernels do work on the Promise controller. That's clearly a software
problem.

> OIC, it worked perfectly in wonder kernel but not in the latest.
> Did you check to see if there were other changes in the kernel which could
> effect the behavior and operations?
> A real simple test is to undo the changes to the Promise code and does
> the problem still exist?  If it does then it is not the driver it self.
> 
> However the other changes in conjuntion could cause problems, that is a
> fair point to be made.
> 
> So how about including which kernel was the last working version.
> 
> For kicks I would back port the driver to prove it is not the driver, or
> allow you to prove it is.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> On Fri, 14 Jun 2002, Nick Evgeniev wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > > > And I have no kernel errors. Hence I conclude that it's a DRIVER bug.
> > >
> > > If you had connected them correct the first time like they are now, you
> > > would not have had a complaint.  Next, maybe spend more money to get
> > > quality hardware, since VIA hardware has a history of being poorly
> > > intergrated.
> > 
> > What are you talking about?! My system was working perfectly for more than 1
> > year...
> > And then after changing kernel, my cabels magically becomes "wrong
> > plugged"?!
> > WONDERFULL explanation :-/.
> > 
> > >
> > > Now think for two seconds or longer if needed.
> > >
> > > It now works and the driver has not changed.
> > 
> > Yeah... Best driver is not used... wait a second... even not compiled
> > driver. Am I right?
> > Well anyway, I plan to change hardware shortly to avoid participation in
> > never-ending
> > promise driver testing cycle.
> > 
> > 
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> 
> Andre Hedrick
> LAD Storage Consulting Group
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