-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Bob, It is a possibility, I guess I need to rape my laptop and replace a drive with Windows on it to test just to be sure it isn't hardware. Although I think you may be right, the card is duff. Jon. Bob Stewart wrote: > Jon, > > Are you aware that I had a card that "almost" worked, but > would fail with timeouts under any sort of load? > > > --- echo6 <echo6_uk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hmmm, thanks Bob, I guess I need to consider what else may be causing > my system to hang with my setup. > > Jon. > > Bob Stewart wrote: >>>> Tejun, >>>> >>>> I've been using the new driver to boot my second machine for about 2 weeks, >>>> now, as well as having another 200GB disk hanging off it; all without any >>>> problems. Well done! What I would like to see is the LED enabled > properly, >>>> although the board uses a different header pin for each drive. Anyway, if > I've >>>> got it right, here is my suggested change. >>>> >>>> --- linux-2.6.27-rc5.a/drivers/ata/sata_inic162x.c 2008-08-28 >>>> 18:52:02.000000000 -0400 >>>> +++ linux-2.6.27-rc5.b/drivers/ata/sata_inic162x.c 2008-09-01 >>>> 14:05:24.000000000 -0400 >>>> @@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ >>>> PORT_SCR = 0x20, >>>> >>>> /* HOST_CTL bits */ >>>> + HCTL_LEDEN = (1 << 3), /* enable LED operation */ >>>> HCTL_IRQOFF = (1 << 8), /* global IRQ off */ >>>> HCTL_FTHD0 = (1 << 10), /* fifo threshold 0 */ >>>> HCTL_FTHD1 = (1 << 11), /* fifo threshold 1*/ >>>> @@ -540,7 +541,7 @@ >>>> void __iomem *port_base = inic_port_base(ap); >>>> >>>> /* fire up the ADMA engine */ >>>> - writew(HCTL_FTHD0, port_base + HOST_CTL); >>>> + writew(HCTL_FTHD0 + HCTL_LEDEN, port_base + HOST_CTL); >>>> writew(IDMA_CTL_GO, port_base + PORT_IDMA_CTL); >>>> writeb(0, port_base + PORT_CPB_PTQFIFO); >>>> >> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIwCWMbSv1saVS9ucRAoU6AKCGktFr4jCOa8VnYCBvrgFlq/NzDgCfcP4L hLhvfiqFGDNq9v7XBEI2SYY= =yTsD -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
