Release notes freezing for F7

[Karsten Wade]

Today is your last chance[1] to get content into the ISO-based release
notes for Fedora 7:

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats

It is highly likely that you actually have 24 more hours until we
actually start commuting changes from the Wiki into XML.  So, hurry!

If you miss this opportunity, don't freak out.  Any changes made to
Docs/Beats after this date are made available as part of a Web-only,
latest release notes that we post when Fedora 7 ships.

- Karsten

[1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/Schedule
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[Chuck Anderson]

On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 10:08:46AM -0700, Karsten Wade wrote:
>  Today is your last chance[1] to get content into the ISO-based
> release
>  notes for Fedora 7:
>  
>  http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats 
I'm not sure this section even applies now that we have libata driving 
the IDE devices.  Does anyone know what the equivalent kernel 
parameters for forcing IDE ports would be under libata?

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Installer

Sony VAIO Notebooks

Some Sony VAIO notebook systems may experience problems installing 
Fedora from CD-ROM. If this happens, restart the installation process 
and add the following option to the boot command line:

pci=off ide1=0x180,0x386 

Installation should proceed normally, and any devices not detected are 
configured the first time Fedora is booted.

[Dave Jones]

On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 02:13:45PM -0400, Chuck Anderson wrote:
>  On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 10:08:46AM -0700, Karsten Wade wrote:
>  > Today is your last chance[1] to get content into the ISO-based release
>  > notes for Fedora 7:
>  > 
>  > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats
>  
>  I'm not sure this section even applies now that we have libata driving 
>  the IDE devices.  Does anyone know what the equivalent kernel 
>  parameters for forcing IDE ports would be under libata? 
That's a good question.

>  http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Installer
>  
>  Sony VAIO Notebooks
>  
>  Some Sony VAIO notebook systems may experience problems installing 
>  Fedora from CD-ROM. If this happens, restart the installation process 
>  and add the following option to the boot command line:
>  
>  pci=off ide1=0x180,0x386 
>  
>  Installation should proceed normally, and any devices not detected are 
>  configured the first time Fedora is booted. 
Alan, Jeff ?
I used to have one of the affected laptops, but sadly it was stolen.
I think I know someone who still has one however, I'll see if I can
convince him to bring it to the office when he returns from vacation
for testing.  Will be post test4 however.

	Dave

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[Alan Cox]

On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 02:13:45PM -0400, Chuck Anderson wrote:
>  Sony VAIO Notebooks
>  
>  Some Sony VAIO notebook systems may experience problems installing 
>  Fedora from CD-ROM. If this happens, restart the installation process 
>  and add the following option to the boot command line:
>  
>  pci=off ide1=0x180,0x386 
>  
>  Installation should proceed normally, and any devices not detected are 
>  configured the first time Fedora is booted. 
Umm you need a cardbus IDE driver for the Sony (even a dumb one) then you
could get rid of all the pci=off type stuff. Currently anyone with one of
those laptops (if any are still working that is) is going to be a little
screwed with FC7 CD.

Wish someone had mentioned it earlier 8(

Anyone got an afflicted laptop and can send me an lspci -vxxx of it and
I'll see what I can do at short notice to at least get a PIO0 driver for it

[Dave Jones]

On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 05:30:59PM -0400, Alan Cox wrote:

>  Anyone got an afflicted laptop and can send me an lspci -vxxx of it
> and
>  I'll see what I can do at short notice to at least get a PIO0 driver for it 
-v is the best I could find with google.
http://www.linuxquestions.org/hcl/showproduct.php?product=1394&cat=528

If no-one else steps up with one, Jeff Moyer still has one, but he's on vacation
right now.  Will prod him about it when he gets back.

	Dave

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[Alan Cox]

On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 06:21:10PM -0400, Dave Jones wrote:
>  On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 05:30:59PM -0400, Alan Cox wrote:
>  
>   > Anyone got an afflicted laptop and can send me an lspci -vxxx of it and
>   > I'll see what I can do at short notice to at least get a PIO0 driver for it
>  
>  -v is the best I could find with google.
>  http://www.linuxquestions.org/hcl/showproduct.php?product=1394&cat=528 
Sorry should have been more explicit .. "With the cardbus controller for the
disk inserted"

[Oisin Feeley]

On 4/20/07, Alan Cox <alan(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote:
>  On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 06:21:10PM -0400, Dave Jones wrote:
>  > On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 05:30:59PM -0400, Alan Cox wrote:
>  >
>  >  > Anyone got an afflicted laptop and can send me an lspci -vxxx of it and
>  >  > I'll see what I can do at short notice to at least get a PIO0 driver for
> it
>  >
>  > -v is the best I could find with google.
>  > http://www.linuxquestions.org/hcl/showproduct.php?product=1394&cat=528
>
>  Sorry should have been more explicit .. "With the cardbus controller for the
>  disk inserted" 
I've attached one from a Vaio PCG-R505TLK with a PCGA-CD51 cdrom drive
plugged in.

Oisin