Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 19:58:18 -0400
From: Kurt Wall <kwall@kurtwerks.com>
To: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [2.6.9-rc?] long pause after IDE detection
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On Fri, Oct 22, 2004 at 12:04:38AM +0200, Eduard Bloch took 159 lines to write:
> Hello,
> 
> I have a strange problem since 2.6.9-rc3 or so: after the first two IDE
> interfaces of my laptop have been detected, it waits for about 30
> seconds to continue. It does simply nothing in the meantime. This began
> with 2.6.9-rc3 or maybe earlier but I do not have such problem with
> 2.6.8.1. I also get the attached output. I have no idea how it gets the
> idea that there are ide2..5. I will also attach some hardware data.  It
> is a Toshiba laptop, Satellite Pro 2100.

Adding "ide2=noprobe ide3=noprobe ide4=noprobe ide5=noprobe" to my boot
parameters stopped the additional probes on interfaces I don't have.

Kurt
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