Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932371AbXAIVtH (ORCPT ); Tue, 9 Jan 2007 16:49:07 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932374AbXAIVtH (ORCPT ); Tue, 9 Jan 2007 16:49:07 -0500 Received: from mga06.intel.com ([134.134.136.21]:9009 "EHLO orsmga101.jf.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932371AbXAIVtG (ORCPT ); Tue, 9 Jan 2007 16:49:06 -0500 X-Greylist: delayed 586 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Tue, 09 Jan 2007 16:49:06 EST X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: i="4.13,164,1167638400"; d="scan'208"; a="183263870:sNHT33833233" Message-ID: <45A40B83.2060009@foo-projects.org> Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2007 13:39:15 -0800 From: Auke Kok User-Agent: Mail/News 1.5.0.9 (X11/20061228) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Jeff V. Merkey" CC: Linux kernel Subject: Re: SATA/IDE Dual Mode w/Intel 945 Chipset or HOW TO LIQUIFY a flash IDE chip under 2.6.18 References: <45A3FF32.1030905@wolfmountaingroup.com> <45A4003A.3080403@wolfmountaingroup.com> In-Reply-To: <45A4003A.3080403@wolfmountaingroup.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Jan 2007 21:39:15.0514 (UTC) FILETIME=[9C1971A0:01C73436] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1426 Lines: 37 Jeff V. Merkey wrote: > Jeff V. Merkey wrote: > > root=/dev/hda2 is what was passed to the kernel from grub. > > Jeff > >> >> I just finished pulling out a melted IDE flash drive out of a Shuttle >> motherboard with the intel 945 chipset which claims to support >> SATA and IDE drives concurrently under Linux 2.6.18. >> >> The chip worked for about 30 seconds before liquifying in the >> chassis. I note that the 945 chipset in the shuttle PC had some serious >> issues recognizing 2 x SATA devices and a IDE device concurrently. >> Are there known problems with the Linux drivers >> with these newer chipsets. >> >> One other disturbing issue was the IDE flash drive was configured (and >> recognized) as /dev/hda during bootup, but when >> it got to the root mountint, even with root=/dev/hda set, it still >> kept thinking the drive was at scsi (ATA) device (08,13) >> and kept crashing with VFS cannot find root FS errors. it sounds like someone switched the BIOS IDE setting from ide-compatible/legacy to AHCI or similar, a not uncommon option in the sata controllers on those boards. None of that would explain the melting of anything of course. Cheers, Auke - 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/