Ignacio Monge wrote:
>
> Hi.
> I have VIA686a too and a UDMA100 hard disk.
So do I.
> This is my cat /proc/ide/via:
>
> ----------VIA BusMastering IDE Configuration----------------
> Driver Version: 3.23
> South Bridge: VIA vt82c686a
> Revision: ISA 0x22 IDE 0x10
> Highest DMA rate: UDMA66
> -------------------drive0----drive1----drive2----drive3-----
> Transfer Mode: DMA UDMA PIO PIO
> Address Setup: 30ns 30ns 120ns 120ns
> Cmd Active: 90ns 90ns 480ns 480ns
> Cmd Recovery: 30ns 30ns 480ns 480ns
> Data Active: 90ns 90ns 330ns 330ns
> Data Recovery: 30ns 30ns 270ns 270ns
> Cycle Time: 120ns 60ns 600ns 600ns
> Transfer Rate: 16.5MB/s 33.0MB/s 3.3MB/s 3.3MB/s
What is odd here is the 33MB/s on drive 1. If it was operating
at UDMA66, that would be more like 66MB/s (see my own /proc/ide/via).
I guess you should try putting a drive on IDEO as master and the
second on IDE1 (which seems empty) as master too.
> As you can see, l use UDMA66 instead UDMA100. I don't know why. Maybe VIA
> vt82c686a doesn't support it? I have answering in this list a days ago about this
> problem. but none seems to have a question.
686a maxes out at UDMA66. 686b does UDMA100.
> Like you, my system goes down when I try to compile so
> mething (I have a 394 Mb of RAM and a 1 Ghz processor).
I'm clueless, my 686a with IBM DTLA works fine (board is
ASUS A7V, kernel 2.4.3, Duron700, 256MB PC133). The new VIA
IDE fixes in the kernel _might_ be the cause, but I'm not sure.
> Although, my hdparm output is this:
> /dev/hde2:
> Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 0.79 seconds =162.03 MB/sec
> Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 2.44 seconds = 26.23 MB/sec
> and sometime looks better.
>
> I don't know is this is a problem with the VIA kernel driver or not. But the
> system doesn't seem to work fine since 2.4.2 or 2.4.1 kernel. I hope (plz!) this
> problem will be fixed in future.
> Luck.
>
> PS: in cat /proc/ide/via I see "Cable Type: 40w
> > 40w"... Is it right? I have a 80w cable, not 40.
>
>
I see 80w in mine, maybe your cable is broken... Did you put the blue
end
of the cable on the motherboard ? Also detecting a 40w cable disables
UDMA66 I guess.
Here's my /proc/ide/via :
----------VIA BusMastering IDE Configuration----------------
Driver Version: 3.20
South Bridge: VIA vt82c686a
Revision: ISA 0x22 IDE 0x10
BM-DMA base: 0xd800
PCI clock: 33MHz
Master Read Cycle IRDY: 0ws
Master Write Cycle IRDY: 0ws
BM IDE Status Register Read Retry: yes
Max DRDY Pulse Width: No limit
-----------------------Primary IDE-------Secondary IDE------
Read DMA FIFO flush: yes yes
End Sector FIFO flush: no no
Prefetch Buffer: yes no
Post Write Buffer: yes no
Enabled: yes yes
Simplex only: no no
Cable Type: 80w 40w
-------------------drive0----drive1----drive2----drive3-----
Transfer Mode: UDMA PIO DMA PIO
Address Setup: 30ns 120ns 60ns 120ns
Cmd Active: 90ns 90ns 90ns 90ns
Cmd Recovery: 30ns 30ns 90ns 90ns
Data Active: 90ns 330ns 90ns 330ns
Data Recovery: 30ns 270ns 90ns 270ns
Cycle Time: 30ns 600ns 180ns 600ns
Transfer Rate: 66.0MB/s 3.3MB/s 11.0MB/s 3.3MB/s
François Cami
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Not all those who wander are lost,
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not touched by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
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Renewed shall the blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.
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