Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1761242AbXF0HjU (ORCPT ); Wed, 27 Jun 2007 03:39:20 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1758269AbXF0Hiz (ORCPT ); Wed, 27 Jun 2007 03:38:55 -0400 Received: from dsl081-033-126.lax1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([64.81.33.126]:60428 "EHLO bifrost.lang.hm" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757215AbXF0Hiy (ORCPT ); Wed, 27 Jun 2007 03:38:54 -0400 Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:38:17 -0700 (PDT) From: david@lang.hm X-X-Sender: dlang@asgard.lang.hm To: Randy Dunlap cc: Andrew Morton , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: long-term regression In-Reply-To: <20070626121425.e92ba2e5.randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Message-ID: References: <20070621052807.cc64605d.akpm@linux-foundation.org> <20070621083659.dabf3a22.randy.dunlap@oracle.com> <4680445C.8000703@oracle.com> <20070626121425.e92ba2e5.randy.dunlap@oracle.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 3708 Lines: 113 On Tue, 26 Jun 2007, Randy Dunlap wrote: > On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:56:17 -0700 (PDT) david@lang.hm wrote: > >> due to the size the files are posted at http://linux.lang.hm/linux >> >> let me know what else I can send to help. >> >> David Lang > > > I suggest that you test 2.6.22-rcN using one or both of these > boot options: > > noisapnp > pnpacpi=off > > Somewhere between 2.6.18 and 2.6.22-development, the ACPI config > symbol also starting enabling (selecting) PNP. That's one of many > differences.... with the 2.6.22-rc4 kernel that I was useing earlier, adding these two options clears up the problem. Thanks. should I test the two individually? or just plan on useing both from now on? I normally disable PnP (both ISA and PCI), should I leave it enabled with the newer kernels and this motherboard? > > I would also disable CONFIG_USB_USS720, at least for testing. for ease of testing (I got time to reboot the box around midnight) I used the same config as before, so this is still on. David Lang > >> On Mon, 25 Jun 2007, Randy Dunlap wrote: >> >>> Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:40:28 -0700 >>> From: Randy Dunlap >>> To: david@lang.hm >>> Cc: Andrew Morton , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, >>> linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>> Subject: Re: long-term regression >>> >>> david@lang.hm wrote: >>>> On Thu, 21 Jun 2007, Randy Dunlap wrote: >>>> >>>>> Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:36:59 -0700 >>>>> From: Randy Dunlap >>>>> To: Andrew Morton >>>>> Cc: david@lang.hm, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, >>>>> linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>>>> Subject: Re: long-term regression >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:28:07 -0700 Andrew Morton wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 10:57:55 -0700 (PDT) david@lang.hm wrote: >>>>>>> I haven't had time to bisect this, but I'm having a problem on a >>>>>>> AMD64 >>>>>>> gentoo system where the printer doesn't work with recent kernels. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 2.6.18-rc3 worked >>>>>>> 2.6.21.1 doesn't >>>>>>> 2.6.22-rc4 doesn't >>>>>>> >>>>>>> unfortunantly the system is gooted on 2.6.18 at the moment and I'm >>>>>>> out of >>>>>>> town so my ability to test is limited I can provide the 2.6.22-rc4 >>>>>>> (attached) and 2.6.18-rc3 configs. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> dmesg appears to show the port being detected, but writes to the >>>>>>> port >>>>>>> under newer kernels appear to complete, but no data gets to the >>>>>>> printer. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> any suggestions other then doing the large bisect? >>>>>> >>>>>> That would be good, thanks. Please be sure to cc linux-usb-devel on >>>>>> the results. >>>>> >>>>> OK, I'm curious about how someone deduced that this is a problem >>>>> with a USB printer vs. parallel port printer since the config file has: >>>>> >>>>> CONFIG_PRINTER=y >>>>> CONFIG_USB_PRINTER=y >>>>> >>>>> The kernel boot log should probably be posted also. >>>> >>>> here is the dmesg from 2.6.22-rc4 and kern.log showing 2.6.22.-rc4 and >>>> 2.6.180rc3 >>>> >>>> the printer not working is the parallel port. >>> >>> This email didn't show up on lkml or linux-usb-devel due to size limits (it >>> was 900+ KB). >>> >>> David, please send your working 2.6.18 config file. >>> >>> Can you post the kernel log files on the web somewhere? > > --- > ~Randy > *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** > - 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/