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Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 02:00:00 -0700
From: "Barry K. Nathan" <barryn@pobox.com>
To: Ed Sweetman <safemode@speakeasy.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: cerberus errors on 2.4.19 (ide dma related)
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On Sun, Aug 18, 2002 at 03:26:42AM -0400, Ed Sweetman wrote:
> Ok, i reran the test with a little process of elimination.
> The problem occurs only when dma is enabled on the promise controller's
> harddrive. 
[snip]

Looking at your dmesg, it seems you're using a Promise controller on a
VIA chipset. AFAIK this is a known problem and the only known solution
is to avoid the VIA/Promise combo.

-Barry K. Nathan <barryn@pobox.com>
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