Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 17 Apr 2001 07:41:36 -0500 | From | "Bobby D. Bryant" <> | Subject | Re: PROBLEM: Slowdown for ATA/100 drive on PCI card, after 2.4.3upgrade. |
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Dennis Bjorklund wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Alan Cox wrote: > > > try and avoid a hardware problem. VIA have finally released an 'official' > > fix which seems to be a lot less damaging to performance on the whole. That > > I hope will be in 2.4.4 > > What is this official fix? I've only seen unofficial ones (like the one in > your ac7, or was it ac6). What are the implications of the fix > (compabilitywise and speedwise)? > > I looked on via's homepage but could not find anything about this fix. > I've very interested since I have a new mobo unopened in a box that I can > still return and choose something with another chipset.
Notice that with 2.4.3 it *only* affects the disk on the PCI controller card; a similar ATA/100 disk on the motherboard's controller did not experience the slowdown.
Also, FYI, I noticed the mention of VIA fixes in the -ac7 change list, but those changes did not cause or fix this particular problem. The problem occurs in all the 2.4.3's that I've tried: -ac5, -ac6, -ac7.
BTW, It's not hurting me right now, because the disk on the PCI card hasn't been put to work yet. I just want to make sure you guys are aware of it.
Bobby Bryant Austin, Texas
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