Re: kernel 2.2.18pre17-ben1 issues

2000-10-27 Thread Ethan Benson
On Fri, Oct 27, 2000 at 10:04:22AM +0200, Michael Schmitz wrote: > [...] > > the /sbin/hdparm -k 1 /dev/hda > /dev/null keeps drive settings after > > a ide reset. the other command i my attempt to keep the drive from > > going into powersave mode. (it does not work unfortunatly, i have IBM > > des

Re: kernel 2.2.18pre17-ben1 issues

2000-10-27 Thread Michael Schmitz
> > No risk of losing datas, however, you may want to check that DMA is still > > ON on the drive after it has been woken up. Linux tends to disable DMA > > whenever it has to reset the drive. > > indeed it will, this is why i use the enclosed initscript to set the > save settings bit on the drive

Re: kernel 2.2.18pre17-ben1 issues

2000-10-26 Thread Ethan Benson
On Thu, Oct 26, 2000 at 05:02:17PM +0200, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote: > >I did read it ! I wouldn't have bogged anybody if that was in the > >docs... I've got drive "SeekError" on my DVD drive, when it's not really > >ready, but I know that this is harmless. I was scared of the "lost > >interrup

Re: kernel 2.2.18pre17-ben1 issues

2000-10-26 Thread Benjamin Herrenschmidt
>I did read it ! I wouldn't have bogged anybody if that was in the >docs... I've got drive "SeekError" on my DVD drive, when it's not really >ready, but I know that this is harmless. I was scared of the "lost >interrupt" thinking that some stuff still in the DMA cache could be >lost. No risk of l

Re: kernel 2.2.18pre17-ben1 issues

2000-10-26 Thread Hadess
Michael Schmitz wrote: > > > > > This for sleep on Core99 machines. > > > > hdparm -f -S 1 -Y /dev/hda > > > > > > Known problem, this is the 'powerdown immediately, no questions asked' > > > command. If the machine recovers from the IDE resets, what's your problem? > > > > Hum, just that this is

Re: kernel 2.2.18pre17-ben1 issues

2000-10-26 Thread Michael Schmitz
> > > This for sleep on Core99 machines. > > > hdparm -f -S 1 -Y /dev/hda > > > > Known problem, this is the 'powerdown immediately, no questions asked' > > command. If the machine recovers from the IDE resets, what's your problem? > > Hum, just that this is a bit scary... If that's harmless, OK.

Re: kernel 2.2.18pre17-ben1 issues

2000-10-26 Thread Hadess
Michael Schmitz wrote: > > > This for sleep on Core99 machines. > > hdparm -f -S 1 -Y /dev/hda > > Known problem, this is the 'powerdown immediately, no questions asked' > command. If the machine recovers from the IDE resets, what's your problem? Hum, just that this is a bit scary... If that's h

Re: kernel 2.2.18pre17-ben1 issues

2000-10-26 Thread Hadess
Hadess wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm having a couple of problems (still!) with Ben's latest kernel, on my > iBook DVD: > - Lost interrupts on hard-drive (when battery is running out, or I'm > closing the lid of the laptop) > Will take a look at hdparm > - boot sometimes hangs after printing > Macint

Re: kernel 2.2.18pre17-ben1 issues

2000-10-26 Thread Michael Schmitz
> This for sleep on Core99 machines. > hdparm -f -S 1 -Y /dev/hda Known problem, this is the 'powerdown immediately, no questions asked' command. If the machine recovers from the IDE resets, what's your problem? (Other than kernel support for sleep not supported on Core99 models, but that was ol

Re: kernel 2.2.18pre17-ben1 issues

2000-10-26 Thread Hadess
Michael Schmitz wrote: > > > In newsgate.debian.powerpc, Hadess wrote: > > > - Lost interrupts on hard-drive (when battery is running out, or I'm > > > closing the lid of the laptop) > > > Oct 26 10:18:23 hiro kernel: ide0: reset: success > > > Oct 26 10:18:51 hiro kernel: hda: lost interrupt

Re: kernel 2.2.18pre17-ben1 issues

2000-10-26 Thread Michael Schmitz
> In newsgate.debian.powerpc, Hadess wrote: > > - Lost interrupts on hard-drive (when battery is running out, or I'm > > closing the lid of the laptop) > > Oct 26 10:18:23 hiro kernel: ide0: reset: success > > Oct 26 10:18:51 hiro kernel: hda: lost interrupt > > Frequently it doesn't manage a

Re: kernel 2.2.18pre17-ben1 issues

2000-10-26 Thread Rob Andrews
In newsgate.debian.powerpc, Hadess wrote: > - PPP (version 2.4.0f-1) receives SIGHUP on second attempt of connection > Oct 25 09:15:34 hiro pppd[278]: Sent 68660 bytes, received 393813 bytes. > Oct 25 09:15:34 hiro pppd[278]: Hangup (SIGHUP) > Oct 25 09:15:34 hiro pppd[278]: Exit. > Oct 25 09:

Re: kernel 2.2.18pre17-ben1 issues

2000-10-26 Thread Rob Andrews
In newsgate.debian.powerpc, Hadess wrote: > - Lost interrupts on hard-drive (when battery is running out, or I'm > closing the lid of the laptop) > Oct 26 10:18:23 hiro kernel: ide0: reset: success > Oct 26 10:18:51 hiro kernel: hda: lost interrupt Frequently it doesn't manage a successful ide

kernel 2.2.18pre17-ben1 issues

2000-10-26 Thread Hadess
Hi, I'm having a couple of problems (still!) with Ben's latest kernel, on my iBook DVD: - Lost interrupts on hard-drive (when battery is running out, or I'm closing the lid of the laptop) Oct 26 10:18:23 hiro kernel: ide0: reset: success Oct 26 10:18:51 hiro kernel: hda: lost interrupt Oct 26 10: