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SubjectRe: strange hang with promise ide and 2.4.18
On Sat, Mar 02, 2002 at 01:45:23PM +0000, rob@mur.org.uk wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have the following:
>
> 00:14.0 Unknown mass storage controller: Promise Technology, Inc. 20267 (rev 02)
>
> I did have three of these cards, but I gave one away. The kernel
> sometimes hangs during boot with no oops or panic. It depends on the
> number of cards installed and how many disks are attached. If all 3
> are installed and all channels have 1 disk, or 2 cards are installed
> with a disk on each channel, the boot hangs. If 3 cards are installed,
> but only 5 disks are attached, it doesn't hang. if 1 card is installed
> with 2 disks attached, it doesn't hang.

Have you tried Andre Hedricks IDE-patch from
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/hedrick/ide-2.4.18/ ?

You could also try to enable CONFIG_PDC202XX_BURST, but I'm not sure.
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