Is there anyone running RAID 1 using a Promise Fastrak Controller without problems? It seems that if I try and boot using only one of the disks in the mirror running 2.4.18 kernel, the kernel panics. Gary -----Original Message----- From: ataraid-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ataraid-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Forge Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 2:16 PM To: ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Promise Fasttrak problems 2.4.19/2.4.20 apparently changed how CONFIG_PDC202XX_FORCE=y works. I disabled the 'Fasttrak special feature' and am running 2.4.20-ac1 without issues. Mokuso wrote: >Does anyone have some insight as to why the newer kernels 2.4.19/2.4.20 >seem to have issues with the promise raid controllers. Everything works >fine with 2.4.18: > >CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATARAID=y >CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATARAID_PDC=y ># CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATARAID_HPT is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_PDC202XX=y >CONFIG_PDC202XX_BURST=y >CONFIG_PDC202XX_FORCE=y >CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATARAID_PDC=y > >Kernel 2.4.18: >Promise Fasttrak(tm) Softwareraid driver for linux version 0.03beta >PDC20267: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 10 >PDC20267: chipset revision 2 >PDC20267: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later >PDC20267: ROM enabled at 0xfe8e0000 >PDC20267: (U)DMA Burst Bit ENABLED Primary MASTER Mode Secondary MASTER >Mode. > >Kernel 2.4.20: >PDC20267: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 10 >PDC20267: chipset revision 2 >PDC20267: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later >PDC20267: ROM enabled at 0xfe8e0000 >PDC20267: (U)DMA Burst Bit ENABLED Primary MASTER Mode Secondary MASTER >Mode. >PDC20267: neither IDE port enabled (BIOS) > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list > > > > _______________________________________________ Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list
