> > 1. All those section mismatches! This is all over google for the release > > candidates but still around as of .8. Seem not to have any effect, the > > thing boots OK, but .... > > > > 2. Hal on startup gets an invalid op/code busy from the IDE, resets IDE > > canceling DMA and other enabled functions. These can be restored using > > hdparm but eventually, unreadable sectors occur and the file system is > > damaged. There may, in fact, be problems with the drive involved, but > > these problems rarely if ever occur in 2.6.23. > > It's either the hardware or the chipset, because the nvidia MCP55 > chipset with sata_nv and jmicron drivers havebeen working perfectly > for me so far.
The MB is a via chipset and to get DMA to work when I got this MB, I had to compile the via in CONFIG_BLK_DEV_VIA82CXXX=y > > > I think 2.6.25 is too dangerous to use at this point. > > Add this to your sources.list and build a 2.6.26 kernel: > > deb http://kernel-archive.buildserver.net/debian-kernel trunk main Is this kernel ready to play? Not on Sid yet. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]