Re: [preview] Latest AMD & VIA IDE drivers with UDMA100 support

[Vojtech Pavlik]

On Thu, Jan 25, 2001 at 01:54:36PM -0800, David D.W. Downey wrote:
> 
> 
> OK, I see you guys releasing patches for the AMD + VIA problem, but this
> problem is NOT just limited to the AMD problem. I'm using Intel PIII-733s
> and the VIA VT82C686A chipset. No AMD CPUs in ANY of my VIA boxes. When
> are we going to see something for the MSI boards?
> 
> My board in particular is the MSI 694D Pro using the VIA VT82C686A chipset
> and the Promise PDC20265 ATA100 onbard controller.
> 
> I need some sort of help with this. I'm getting kernel deaths left and
> right and no hope in sight here.
> 
> I though it might possibly be a mix of SCSI + IDE causing troubles so I
> borrowed a 18GB SCSI drive from a buddy and attached it to my Advansys
> SCSI card (not sure of the make offhand. I can find the box when I get
> home as I'm at work right now.)
> 
> I would code up a fix if I knew what the hell I was doing when it came to
> coding which I do NOT.
> 
> Vojtech, can you please work with me on this issue? Or if you are too
> busy, can you put me in contact with someone who can help? I've got a
> $3000 machine sitting here that I can not do a damn thing with until I
> stop these blasted kernel deaths! (Yeah I'm pissed, but at the situation
> not at the kernel or anyone involved with the VIA stuff. Please don't take
> it that way.)

Sure, I'll need a more precise description, though.

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Vojtech Pavlik
SuSE Labs