2007-08-01 07:42:18

by Rene Herman

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Subject: Re: Reboot hang FIXED

On 08/01/2007 01:35 AM, kriko wrote:

>> Machine hangs at summary screen where it would be trying a boot from
>> DVD normally on cold boot, or reboot from Windows. reboot=b doesn't help.
>
> Sorted out, built 2 kernels, one with old driver, other with only new
> driver. The one with old driver hangs (it could be because
> BLK_DEV_OFFBOARD was enabled?),

As far as I'm aware it shouldn't, but ...

> using only new drivers works fine.

... oh well. I suppose it's not really worth it to try and debug that. Cheers.

Rene.


2007-08-01 08:38:13

by kriko

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Subject: Re: Reboot hang FIXED

>> using only new drivers works fine.
>
> ... oh well. I suppose it's not really worth it to try and debug that.
> Cheers.

I just want to add that my DVD drive is not detected when using new
driver. So back to old one....

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kriko

2007-08-01 08:49:57

by Rene Herman

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Subject: Re: Reboot hang FIXED

On 08/01/2007 10:37 AM, kriko wrote:

>>> using only new drivers works fine.
>>
>> ... oh well. I suppose it's not really worth it to try and debug that.
>> Cheers.
>
> I just want to add that my DVD drive is not detected when using new
> driver. So back to old one....

You shouldn't have dropped Alan from CC then... pata_amd, right?

Rene.

2007-08-01 09:37:29

by kriko

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Subject: Re: Reboot hang FIXED

> On 08/01/2007 10:37 AM, kriko wrote:
>
>>>> using only new drivers works fine.
>>>
>>> ... oh well. I suppose it's not really worth it to try and debug that.
>>> Cheers.
>> I just want to add that my DVD drive is not detected when using new
>> driver. So back to old one....
>
> You shouldn't have dropped Alan from CC then... pata_amd, right?
>
> Rene.

Sorry, yes its pata_amd.

IBM drive is on Primary master (detected as /dev/sdc)
DVD-ROM is on Secondary master (not detected)

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kriko

2007-08-01 10:03:55

by Rene Herman

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Subject: Re: Reboot hang FIXED

On 08/01/2007 11:37 AM, kriko wrote:

>>> I just want to add that my DVD drive is not detected when using new
>>> driver. So back to old one....
>>
>> You shouldn't have dropped Alan from CC then... pata_amd, right?
>>
>> Rene.
>
> Sorry, yes its pata_amd.
>
> IBM drive is on Primary master (detected as /dev/sdc)
> DVD-ROM is on Secondary master (not detected)

It's probably a timing issue (and might be related to why the old driver
makes the BIOS hang at reboot) but pata_amd should I believe be one of the
best tested pata drivers. Using it myself as well, on amd756. I haven't
observed any problems with (a few) various CD/DVD drives attached and am not
actually sure how to go about debugging the thing -- over to Alan.

The DVD-ROM is jumpered for master? Or for cable-select and using the master
cable-slot? Using an 80-ribbon cable for it?

Rene.

2007-08-01 10:10:00

by kriko

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Subject: Re: Reboot hang FIXED

On Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:01:15 +0200, Rene Herman <[email protected]>
wrote:

> On 08/01/2007 11:37 AM, kriko wrote:
>
>>>> I just want to add that my DVD drive is not detected when using new
>>>> driver. So back to old one....
>>>
>>> You shouldn't have dropped Alan from CC then... pata_amd, right?
>>>
>>> Rene.
>> Sorry, yes its pata_amd.
>> IBM drive is on Primary master (detected as /dev/sdc)
>> DVD-ROM is on Secondary master (not detected)
>
> It's probably a timing issue (and might be related to why the old driver
> makes the BIOS hang at reboot) but pata_amd should I believe be one of
> the best tested pata drivers. Using it myself as well, on amd756. I
> haven't observed any problems with (a few) various CD/DVD drives
> attached and am not actually sure how to go about debugging the thing --
> over to Alan.
>
> The DVD-ROM is jumpered for master? Or for cable-select and using the
> master cable-slot? Using an 80-ribbon cable for it?

It is jumpered as master and connected with first cable-slot.
Cable itself? I don't know, it was supplied with motherboard, though it
has one pin disabled in middle of connector.


--
kriko