Subject: Re: pciide flags
To: None <chris@paradox.demon.co.uk>
From: Robert Swindells <rjs@fdy2.demon.co.uk>
List: port-cats
Date: 04/18/2002 23:30:23
Chris Gilbert wrote:
> > On Wednesday 17 April 2002 5:58 pm, rjs@fdy2.demon.co.uk wrote:
>> When that didn't work I thought I would try a pre-built kernel. The fact
>> that it doesn't work either makes me think that it isn't my modified
>source
>> that is broken, but instead something strange about the machine
>> configuration.

>>What configuration are the disks in?  IE channel, master slave?

I had tried running them as master and slave on one channel and as
masters on primary and secondary.

>Also what firmware are you running (not that it should really have an
>effect, but you never know)

Didn't check.

I have got a kernel to work by forcing it to PIO mode.

Both GENERIC and INSTALL are built to use whatever settings the drives
and controller claim to be capable of doing.

Robert Swindells