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Buge
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 Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 6:57 pm Post subject: PATA on Promise FastTrak 376 with Kernel 2.6.18 |
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Seems like Kernel 2.6.18 has a problem with recognizing the PATA port of my onboard RAID controller Promise FastTrak 376 (PDC20376). The 2006.1 (amd64) livecd and my own 2.6.17 kernel manage to recognize it:
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libata version 1.20 loaded.
sata_promise 0000:00:08.0: version 1.04
GSI 18 sharing vector 0xB9 and IRQ 18
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:08.0[A] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 185
sata_promise PATA port found
ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xFFFFC20000004200 ctl 0xFFFFC20000004238 bmdma 0x0 irq 185
ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xFFFFC20000004280 ctl 0xFFFFC200000042B8 bmdma 0x0 irq 185
ata3: PATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xFFFFC20000004300 ctl 0xFFFFC20000004338 bmdma 0x0 irq 185
ata1: SATA link down (SStatus 0)
scsi0 : sata_promise
ata2: SATA link down (SStatus 0)
scsi1 : sata_promise
ata3: dev 0 cfg 49:2f00 82:7c6b 83:7b09 84:4003 85:7c69 86:3a01 87:4003 88:407f
ata3: dev 0 ATA-7, max UDMA/133, 240121728 sectors: LBA
ata3: dev 1 cfg 49:2f00 82:7c6b 83:7b09 84:4003 85:7c69 86:3a01 87:4003 88:407f
ata3: dev 1 ATA-7, max UDMA/133, 240121728 sectors: LBA
ata3: dev 0 configured for UDMA/133
ata3: dev 1 configured for UDMA/133
scsi2 : sata_promise
Vendor: ATA Model: Maxtor 6Y120P0 Rev: YAR4
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05
Vendor: ATA Model: Maxtor 6Y120P0 Rev: YAR4
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05
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dmesg on 2.6.18 is missing the "sata_promise PATA port found" line and consequently fails to recognize the drives.
Any ideas? I tried surfing around but could not find a satisfying answer.
Thanks in advance! |
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SHINODATT
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| Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 5:02 am Post subject: |
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I have the same controller on my board (P4C800 Deluxe) and am having the same problem.
There was some info posted about the problem in my thread, if you go look. |
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Buge
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| Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:11 am Post subject: |
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Thanks SHINODATT,
Here's the link to thread you posted: https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-517441.html
and the relevant info from the libata site:
| Quote: | | Issue #5: Some boards appear to have PATA as well as SATA ports. PATA is currently supported only in the libata-dev.git#promise-sata-pata branch. |
looks like I will have to use get used to git after all  |
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yositunel
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| Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:59 am Post subject: |
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What does this mean? | Quote: | | PATA is currently supported only in the libata-dev.git#promise-sata-pata branch |
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dsd
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| Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:06 am Post subject: |
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gentoo-sources-2.6.17 and earlier included a special patch to support the PATA port on this hardware. this is the same patch as in the git branch mentioned above.
however this patch broke for 2.6.18 and caused kernel panics for users who dont even use the PATA port, so i removed it. see https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=148059
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