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Thanks Matt, |
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You would be using the "new" promise driver then, as it starts at |
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chipset 20268 and upwards. |
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Perhaps it's just the "old" driver that is borked? or perhaps it's my |
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new seagate hdd (which I doubt because 2.4 kernel works a treat). |
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I can't find anyone else with this problem though.. so maybe I'm just crazy. |
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I can copy files for a while or start a kernel compile then "bang" - the |
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kernel can't talk to the drive. |
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Cheers |
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-c |
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Matt Hallmark wrote: |
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> Well, I'm running: |
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> Linux hax 2.6.3-gentoo-r2 #3 Wed May 5 02:22:32 PDT 2004 i686 Intel(R) |
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> Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux |
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> WIth a Promise: |
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> 20269:0000:02:04.0 Unknown mass storage controller: Promise Technology, |
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> Inc. 20269 (rev 02) |
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> I've got 2 Maxtor 7200rpm 120's as primary on each Promise channel with |
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> these results: |
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> 2mb cache: |
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> hax root # hdparm -tT /dev/hdf |
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> /dev/hdf: |
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> ~ Timing buffer-cache reads: 1412 MB in 2.00 seconds = 705.40 MB/sec |
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> ~ Timing buffered disk reads: 142 MB in 3.02 seconds = 47.01 MB/sec |
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> 8mb cache: |
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> hax root # hdparm -tT /dev/hdg |
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> /dev/hdg: |
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> ~ Timing buffer-cache reads: 1372 MB in 2.00 seconds = 686.10 MB/sec |
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> ~ Timing buffered disk reads: 168 MB in 3.03 seconds = 55.53 MB/sec |
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> I've also got 4 other ide disks on the mobo controllers and a u160 hba |
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> and single 15K boot drive. |
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> No ide tweaks were made, this system is less than a week old atm. |
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> Matt Hallmark |
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> Chris Smart wrote: |
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> | sorry.. I meant "..with promise ultra100 controller (namely 20267 |
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> | chipset) and *2.6.x* kernels?" |
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> | that's 2.6, not 2.5.. thanks |
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> | Chris Smart wrote: |
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> |> Howdy, |
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> |> Anyone had any problems (or know of any fixes) with promise ultra100 |
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> |> controller (namely 20267 chipset) and 2.5.x kernels? |
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> |> |
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> |> 2.4.x seems rock stable, and fast (55mb/sec) |
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> |> 2.6.x is slow (30mb/sec) and causes hdd corruptions (using "old" |
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> |> promise driver for up to 20267). |
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> |> I've searched online but can't find any answers, so I turn to my |
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> |> trusty friends on the gentoo-server list. |
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> |> Cheers, |
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> |> |
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> |> Chris |
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