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On Monday 29 November 2010 15:17:42 Dale wrote: |
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> Mick wrote: |
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> > On 29 November 2010 13:41, Dale<rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> >> Mick wrote: |
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> >>> Ughh! Spoke too soon. :-( |
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> >>> |
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> >>> The older PIII machine still crashes in the same manner. This is what |
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> >>> |
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> >>> I have configured: |
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> >>> $ cat /usr/src/linux/.config | grep -i CONFIG_ATA |
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> >>> |
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> >>> # CONFIG_ATALK is not set |
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> >>> # CONFIG_ATA_OVER_ETH is not set |
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> >>> CONFIG_ATA=y |
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> >>> # CONFIG_ATA_NONSTANDARD is not set |
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> >>> # CONFIG_ATA_VERBOSE_ERROR is not set |
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> >>> CONFIG_ATA_ACPI=y |
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> >>> CONFIG_ATA_SFF=y |
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> >>> CONFIG_ATA_BMDMA=y |
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> >>> CONFIG_ATA_PIIX=y |
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> >>> CONFIG_ATA_GENERIC=y |
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> >>> |
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> >>> Also, |
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> >>> |
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> >>> CONFIG_SATA_PMP=y |
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> >>> |
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> >>> CONFIG_PATA_ISAPNP=y |
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> >>> |
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> >>> CONFIG_PATA_ACPI=y |
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> >>> CONFIG_PATA_LEGACY=y |
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> >>> |
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> >>> This is what this old machine contains: |
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> >>> |
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> >>> # lspci |
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> >>> 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82830 830 Chipset Host Bridge |
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> >>> (rev 04) |
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> >>> 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82830 830 Chipset AGP Bridge (rev |
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> >>> 04) |
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> >>> ... |
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> >>> 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 42) |
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> >>> 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801CAM ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev |
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> >>> 02) 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801CAM IDE U100 |
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> >>> Controller (rev 02) |
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> >>> |
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> >>> I should be able to get onto the P4 later on and see if the problem |
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> >>> persists there too. |
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> >> |
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> >> I'm not sure if this would help but it couldn't hurt to try. |
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> >> |
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> >> http://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/ |
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> >> |
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> >> Hope that helps. |
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> > |
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> > Thanks Dale, I think it is based on older kernels. It mentions: |
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> > |
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> > ata_piix |
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> > |
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> > which is the ONFIG_ATA_PIIX=y I have configured in the kernel. For a |
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> > minute I thought it's something simple I missed out on with the change |
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> > of the kernel version, but it seems it is more involved than that. I |
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> > just hope that the P4 machine works out right, because it is on daily |
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> > use. |
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> |
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> It tells in the top right corner what kernels it is based on. It |
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> mentions 2.6.36.1, 2.6.37-rc3-git5 in the little box. Also, I just |
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> noticed that it lists the mobo and branded PCs on the left. Maybe that |
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> will help some. I just found mine that I been asking about on this |
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> list. I never noticed that before today. o_O I guess I was looking in |
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> the wrong place the past few days. Now to remember that it is there. ;-) |
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Yes, I had seen those but the drivers mentioned there for my PIII are |
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definitely from older kernels ... |
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The good news is that the P4 box fired up nicely (phew!). |
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Will wait for 2.6.36 series to see if this old PIII will work. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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