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From: Jean Delvare <jdelvare@suse.de>
Subject: Re: Sata_via problems in a Vintage2-AE1
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:20:21 +0100
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To: Leopold Palomo-Avellaneda <lepalom@wol.es>
Cc: Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com>, linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>, Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>

Hi Leopold,

Le Lundi 12 F=E9vrier 2007 17:23, Leopold Palomo-Avellaneda a =E9crit=A0=
:
> A Dilluns 12 Febrer 2007 10:11, Jean Delvare va escriure:
> > Did you report the problem to Asus? They should fix it. Maybe this =
new
> > BIOS actually fixes some other problems you have.
>
> no. It's on the todo list. However I'm a bit afraid because I'm not u=
sing
> the "official" system so probably they will say that "we do not suppo=
rt
> ..."

That's indeed probable, but if enough people report the same problems, =
they=20
might still end up looking into it.

> Well in http://via8251.la-evento.com/index.html
>
> <off topic>
> please tell me that I'm not violating any rule about the linux-kernel=
 list
> putting this link :-S
> </off topic>
>
> claims that the VT8251 are supported in 2.6.20. As always you nned to=
 see
> the official place .... :-(

That's quite a bold claim considering that the VT8251 includes many dif=
ferent=20
functions (PATA, SATA, USB, SMBus...) and can be configured differently=
 on=20
different motherboards. Maybe most functions are supposedly supported a=
s of=20
2.6.20, but it doesn't mean everything works for everyone, as you are=20
experiencing yourself.

> > *If* the VT8251 needs the VIA IRQ quirk, then the attached patch ma=
y
> > help. Leopold, can you give it a try?
>
> Well, making your patch to the vanilla 2.6.20 the result is the same.=
 The
> box doesn't boot. Always the same problem ....

If it's not a VIA IRQ problem, then there's nothing more I can do, sorr=
y.=20
Someone else will have to look into the problem.

Out of curiosity, with my patch applied, did you see any "VIA VLink IRQ=
 fixup"=20
messages on the console?

--=20
Jean Delvare
Suse L3