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From: Joel Cant <lkml@linuxmod.co.uk>
To: John Wong <kernel@implode.net>
Cc: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Promise IDE DMA issue
Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 22:22:58 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <41D9C5C2.5010606@linuxmod.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20050103215250.GA9409@gambit.implode.net>

John Wong wrote:

>Latest 1.009 BIOS flashed last night.  I'll try out some BIOS settings, 
>but the settings work fine with Windows XP.  That's why I think it could 
>be something with the driver.  This is with the PDC202XX_NEW on kernel 
>2.6.10  The DMA timeout happens sporadically, but as of yet, has yet to
>reoccur.  The change from 1.008 to 1.009 mentions nothing about the
>Promide IDE.  
>
>John
>
>On Mon, Jan 03, 2005 at 01:00:59PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>  
>
>>John Wong wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>I recently upgraded fron a nVidia nForce2 MCP-T based A7NX-DX
>>>motherboard to an A8V DX, Via K8T800 Pro.  Now occassionally, I get 
>>>DMA issues on a drive attached to a Promise 133 TX2 controller (20269).
>>>      
>>>
>>I would try fiddling with BIOS settings, and make sure you have the 
>>latest BIOS.
>>
>>	Jeff
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>    
>>
Sounds simlar to the problems i'm having with the channels resetting 
under heavy load, and then fudging DMA, and i'm not the only one havign 
these issues, seems its a common problem with these cards, not sure if 
theres been some slight changes in the chip itself or wether there is a 
fault with the kernel driver, as you say, it seems that the problem does 
not occour under windows.

Joel

  reply	other threads:[~2005-01-03 22:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-01-02 17:37 Promise IDE DMA issue John Wong
2005-01-03 18:00 ` Jeff Garzik
2005-01-03 21:52   ` John Wong
2005-01-03 22:22     ` Joel Cant [this message]
2005-01-04  0:27       ` John Wong

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