Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 30 Oct 2001 11:31:55 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 30 Oct 2001 11:31:45 -0500 Received: from mxfw.q-free.com ([62.92.116.8]:1809 "HELO mxfw") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id convert rfc822-to-8bit; Tue, 30 Oct 2001 11:31:32 -0500 Message-ID: <3BDED5D5.7C985134@q-free.com> Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 17:31:17 +0100 From: Audun Jan Myrhol Organization: q-free.com X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.78 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Problem with SanDisk Compact Flash disks on IDE with kernel 2.4.x Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org I have a lot of problems when trying to use a SanDisk Compact Flash card with an IDE adapter as an IDE disk on kernel 2.4.x. The Compact Flash disks may be used perfectly with the old age MSDOS 6.2 either alone or with a normal IDE disk on the same controller. It is also possible to use the Compact Flash with success with kernel 2.2.14 and 2.2.16. When used with kernel 2.4.x (tried 2,5,7,12,13, various compile options) I have so far found it impossible to get the Compact Flash working together with a standard IDE disk on the same controller. A typical scenario is: Standard IDE disk as hda full system installed, the CF with IDE adapter as hdb (empty/unformatted/dos formatted /ext2 formatted, tried "everything"). The boot sequence is normal until LILO attempts to mount VFS. Then no disk is accessible on the IDE bus, and I get kernel panic. Identical sympthoms are seen when using an IDE FlashDrive from SanDisk. I have installed a stripped down system based on kernel 2.2.14 on one CF disk as hda, that works, with or without a normal IDE disk as hdb. If I change the kernel on that CF to 2.4.13 and removes the hdb IDE disk, the kernel is able to mount VFS and complete normal boot. Any ideas for fix / workaround, I haven't found anything in the archives? System info: CPU card: Aaeon 6890B with Celeron and 440BX chipset. SanDisk 64 MB Compact Flash card: SDCFB-64 or SanDisk 96 MB Flash Drive (IDE interface) : SD25B-96 Audun Myrhol R&D engineer ((((((((((((((((((( 8-)? )))))))))))))))))))))) Q-Free Tolling AS N-7443 Trondheim MAILTO:audun@q-free.com Norway http://www.q-free.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/