I am having some problems getting 2.6.0-test11 working on my 2 Sid boxes. I know these questions are probably more appropriate for LKML, but I am hoping that somone here can provide me some insight so that I can go to the kernel people with some useful info, rather than a "help me" request.
Any help would be appreciated.
-Roberto
Here goes:
Box 1:
Athlon XP 2500+, 1 GB RAM, 120 GB HDD nVidia nForce2 chipset ATI Radeon 9000 Pro w/ 128 MB
This machine just randomly and frequently locks up under any 2.6.x kernel. I can't find a particular pattern, but it happens every few minutes (enough to make the machine unusable). It is now running a 2.4.23 kernel.
Box 2:
Toshiba Satellite 2805-S401 P-III 700 MHz, 256 MB RAM, 40 GB HDD Intel 440BX chipset S3 Savage IX/MV 8 MB video
Problem: Every kernel after 2.6.0-test4 gives me a hard lock-up during
the boot sequence when PCMCIA services start. No 2.4.x kernel ever did
this, and 2.6.0-test1 thru -test4 work fine. I have narrowed the problem to the point where the yenta_socket socket module is inserted.
However, if I pass acpi=off as a kernel boot parameter, it does not lock
up. Also, if I build PCMCIA support directly into the kernel,
everything works. I am currently running 2.6.0-test11 with PCMCIA
built in (but I would like it to be modular).
I am also receiving the following errors on boot when my scripts set up the parameters on my HDD and CD/DVD:
hda: dma_intr: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest }
hda: status error: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest }
hda: drive not ready for command
hda: status error: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest }hda: drive not ready for command
hda: status error: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest }hda: DMA disabled
hda: drive not ready for command
hda: set_drive_speed_status: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest }
But, eventhough it says DMA is disabled, it is still enabled.
# hdparm /dev/hda
/dev/hda: multcount = 16 (on) IO_support = 1 (32-bit) unmaskirq = 1 (on) using_dma = 1 (on) keepsettings = 0 (off) readonly = 0 (off) readahead = 256 (on) geometry = 38760/16/63, sectors = 39070080, start = 0
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