IDE drive on jmicron controller or generic driver problem
Clyde E. Kunkel
clydekunkel7734 at cox.net
Mon May 26 14:38:11 UTC 2008
Clyde E. Kunkel wrote:
> Alan Cox wrote:
>> On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 02:33:04PM -0400, Dave Jones wrote:
>>> > Check the kernel builders didn't turn on PCIE ASPM. That breaks
>>> the Jmicron
>>> > totally in the current kernels.
>>>
>>> Which is really puzzling, as Clyde mentioned in bz that it worked for
>>> him
>>> in a recent rawhide kernel, and we've had PCIEASPM switched on since
>>> February.
>>
>> PCIE ASPM didn't use to break Jmicron, but it does at the moment (and
>> it apparently won't by 2.6.26 final). I don't know the details but as
>> I understand
>> it the Jmicron reports itself in odd ways that broke the experimental
>> ASPM
>> code.
>>
>
> Just found this via google with patch turning off PCIEASM as the
> default. Seems it might break other things also.
>
> http://fixunix.com/kernel/385936-patch-pci-express-aspm-support-should-default-no.html
>
>
>
kernel 2.6.26-0.30.rc3.git6.fc10.i686 has PCIEASM turned off and it
boots nicely finding the ide drive on the JMicron controller.
Thank you kernel team....
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Old Fart
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