Re: New laptop - problems with linux

[Stephen Clark <Stephen.Clark@seclark.us>]

Jarek Poplawski wrote:

>On Thu, Nov 09, 2006 at 09:08:24AM -0500, Stephen Clark wrote:
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>>Jarek Poplawski wrote:
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>>>On 08-11-2006 15:41, Stephen Clark wrote:
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>>>>Hi list,
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>>>>I just purchased a VBI-Asus S96F laptop Intel 945GM &  ICH7, with a Core 
>>>>2 Duo T560,0 2gb pc5400 memory.
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>>>>From checking around it appeared all the
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>>>>hardware was well supported by linux - but I am having major problems.
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>>>>1. neither the wireless lan Intel pro 3945ABG or built in ethernet 
>>>>RTL-8169C are detected and configured
>>>>2. the disk which is a 7200rpm Hitachi travelmate transfers data at 1.xx 
>>>>mb/sec
>>>> according to hdparm. This same drive in my old laptop an HP n5430 with a
>>>> 850 duron the rate was 12-14 mb/sec.
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>>>>Kernel command line: ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 ide1=dma ide1=ata66
>>>>ide_setup: ide1=dma -- OBSOLETE OPTION, WILL BE REMOVED SOON!
>>>>ide_setup: ide1=ata66 -- OBSOLETE OPTION, WILL BE REMOVED SOON!
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>>>Could you repeat the reason for this ides in kernel parameters?
>>>Did you try to boot some fresh live-cd distro?
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>>>Jarek P.
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>>Yes, I was trying to get dma turned on for my harddrive.
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>You can do it with hdparm. But in current kernels it
>should be on by default - if not - there is probably
>lack of some driver or it is disabled by parameters like
>this. So try to get rid of them.
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>As it was stated in the first reply by Arjan van de Ven
>you definitely should have this disk in sata mode and
>see it as sda, so try check in your kernel config
>Serial ATA... drivers - particulary:
>CONFIG_ATA = y
>CONFIG_ATA_PIIX = y
>and maybe:
>CONFIG_ATA_GENERIC = y
>CONFIG_PATA_MPIIX = y
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>(if they are "= mi", you should have initrd properly generated).
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>Probably you can also do CONFIG_IDE = n in ATA/ATAPI
>(it depends on your CD-DVD).
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>>I have booted knoppix 5.1 but didn't check harddrive transfer rate.
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>If you can see it as sda, transfer should be fine.
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>Regards,
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>Jarek P. 
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Hi Jarek,

The problem is resolved by using combined_mode=libata and 2.6.19-rc5.

Steve

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