Hello,
When I connect IDE drives to 'usual' (not raid) chanels of motherboard
and try to boot linux kernel I have 2 problems:
1. Kernel detects ataraid (I think it shouldn't on this chanel):
ataraid/d0: ataraid/d0p1 ataraid/d0p2 ataraid/d0p3
Drive 0 is 19623 Mb (34 / 0)
Drive 1 is 19623 Mb (34 / 64)
Raid0 array consists of 2 drives.
2. It also detects ataraid/d1 with the same parameters and then
crashes during md raid autodetect !
ataraid/d1: ataraid/d1p1 ataraid/d1p2 ataraid/d1p3
Drive 0 is 19623 Mb (34 / 0)
Drive 1 is 19623 Mb (34 / 64)
Raid1 array consists of 2 drives.
I've fixed problem No 2. here is the patch:
--- /usr/src/kernel-2.4.17-test/drivers/ide/pdcraid.c.orig Fri Jan 25 17:30:07 2002
+++ /usr/src/kernel-2.4.17-test/drivers/ide/pdcraid.c Tue Jan 29 16:57:23 2002
@@ -472,6 +472,8 @@
static unsigned char block[4096];
struct block_device *bdev;
+ memset(block, 0, sizeof(block));
+
if (devlist[devindex].device!=-1) /* already assigned to another array */
return;
Question: How can I fix problem No 1 ?
In other words how can I get right information about connected ide
devices and their characteristics.
Show me the way to find difference between ide devices connected to 'non-raid'
channels and to 'raid' channels and I can fix that problem too, I think.
Can anybody help me ?
My configuration:
MSI motherboard
On-board Fasttrack 100 "Lite" (PDC20265)
2 IBM IDE drives on IDE1 channel
Linux kernel 2.4.17 with linux-2.4.8-ac7-pdcraid.patch applied
-- /usr/src/kernel-2.4.17-test/.config ----------
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_PDC202X=y
CONFIG_PDC202XX_FORCE=y
# CONFIG_PDC202XX_BURST is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HPT366=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATARAID=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATARAID_PDC=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATARAID_HPT=y
-------------------------------------------------
--
Best regards,
Ed V. Bartosh
