Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 18:16:19 +0100
From: Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com>
To: Stefan Linnemann <mazur@xs4all.nl>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Sandisk flashcard reader on 2.4.2.  It works.  Sort of.
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On Tue, Apr 03, 2001 at 02:08:13AM +0200, Stefan Linnemann wrote:

> the necessary features.  I copied .config from the 2.2.17, superficially=
=20
> checked the config, and remade and rebooted.
>=20
> This was where I noted, that the parport, paride, epat and pd modules did=
n't=20
> get installed as modules at all.  I havnet dug into the why of that, let=
=20
> those familiar with the processes and Makefiles do that.=20

It'll be because of the block device directory reorganisation I
expect, or something similar.  Double-check your config.

> So I reconfigured to get those into the kernel, and remade and
> rebooted.  No dice, so I succesfully again applied the same patch,
> configured it into the kernel and remade and rebooted.  No
> SanDisk. For some reason or another I rebooted again, and lo and
> behold, we have a SanDisk.

So the kernel you run which can see the SanDisk is with, or without,
the C7/8 patch?

> I mount it ok, cd=20
> /sandisk/dir/, mv * elsewhere, my system hangs.  Reset.=20

Enable magic-sysrq and see if Alt-SysRq-B reboots the machine or not.
Or, even better, jot down what Alt-SysRq-T says.

> So the message is: Yes, it could work, but with the patch from=20
> http://www.electricgod.net/~moomonk/epat/ it's slightly better working th=
an=20
> without it.

This patch is in the queue, but behind the bug-fixes.

You might want to try fiddling with the BIOS options for the parallel
port and see if that makes any difference.

Tim.
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