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, 5 Aug 2002 11:04:31 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 5 Aug 2002 11:04:31 -0400 Received: from midiowa2.midiowa.net ([64.71.65.202]:1978 "EHLO midiowa.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 5 Aug 2002 11:04:28 -0400 Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 10:07:44 -0500 From: Tyler Longren To: bd@bc-bd.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.4.19 hangs on partition table check Message-Id: <20020805100744.460f3a4e.tyler@captainjack.com> In-Reply-To: <20020805145953.GE622@hexenkessel.bc> References: <20020805145953.GE622@hexenkessel.bc> Organization: Captain Jack Communicatins X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.8.1 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, 5 Aug 2002 16:59:54 +0200 bd@bc-bd.org wrote: > Hi, > > during boot the kernel hangs when it tries to check the partition > table of one hd, a 120GB Maxtor. The gemometry is detected right > though and there are no problems with the 2.4.18 kernel where i used > the same configuration as with the new kernel. > > the host is a i586 on a gigabyte HX motherboard and i am running > debian testing with the latest packages. > > this drive (hdg) is atached to a promise66 pci card on the second > controler(ide3) and is the only drive there. i have two other maxtors > (60GB and 80GB) atached to the other controler (ide2). the partition > table checks for those work fine. > > if you need any other information, please let me know. > > by > bd > > $ cat /usr/src/linux/.config | grep PDC > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_PDC202XX=y > CONFIG_PDC202XX_BURST=y > # CONFIG_PDC202XX_FORCE is not set > # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATARAID_PDC is not set > > $ cat /proc/pci > Bus 0, device 8, function 0: > Unknown mass storage controller: Promise Technology, Inc. 20262 (rev > 1). IRQ 11. > Master Capable. Latency=32. > I/O at 0x6000 [0x6007]. > I/O at 0x6100 [0x6103]. > I/O at 0x6200 [0x6207]. > I/O at 0x6300 [0x6303]. > I/O at 0x6400 [0x643f]. > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe0000000 [0xe001ffff]. > > $ cat /proc/ide/pdc2002xx > PDC20262 Chipset. > ------------------------------- General Status > --------------------------------- Burst Mode > : enabled Host Mode : Normal > Bus Clocking : 33 PCI Internal > IO pad select : 4 mA > Status Polling Period : 0 > Interrupt Check Status Polling Delay : 2 > --------------- Primary Channel ---------------- Secondary Channel > ------------- > enabled enabled > 66 Clocking enabled enabled > Mode PCI Mode PCI > FIFO Empty FIFO Empty > --------------- drive0 --------- drive1 -------- drive0 ---------- > drive1 ------ DMA enabled: yes yes yes > no > DMA Mode: UDMA 4 UDMA 4 UDMA 4 > NOTSET PIO Mode: PIO 4 PIO 4 PIO 4 > NOTSET > > $ cat /proc/ide/ide3/hdg/geometry > physical 238216/16/63 > logical 238216/16/63 > > $ cat /proc/ide/ide3/hdg/model > Maxtor 4G120J6 > > $ /sbin/fdisk -l /dev/hdg > Disk /dev/hdg: 16 heads, 63 sectors, 238216 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/hdg1 1 41611 20971912+ 83 Linux > /dev/hdg2 41612 83222 20971944 83 Linux > /dev/hdg3 83223 124833 20971944 83 Linux > /dev/hdg4 124834 238216 57145032 5 Extended > /dev/hdg5 124834 166444 20971912+ 83 Linux > /dev/hdg6 166445 208055 20971912+ 83 Linux > /dev/hdg7 208056 238216 15201112+ 83 Linux > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ This is being addressed by Alan Cox's -ac patch. Try applying ac4, that might fix your problems. Tyler Longren