On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, Arjan J. Molenaar wrote:
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andre Hedrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: maandag 20 maart 2000 16:34
> > To: Discussion List for Linux on Abit Motherboards
> > Subject: RE: [LINUX-ABIT] Re: Recommended parts/softwares ?
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, Arjan J. Molenaar wrote:
> >
> > > > Well don't do that........hardware has its limits.
> > > > If you expect that kind of system abuse, down grade the DISK IO.
> > > > There is ZERO margin for timing error with ATA-66 in some
> > chipsets.
> > >
> > > Are you saying that the Linux scheduler is playing a part
> > in the lockups?
> >
> > No, just that there is a finite number of ISRs that can be handled.
>
> So,what are you suggesting? switch back to PIO mode if you really want
> stability? I think a workaround will do fine for most people...
NO, just Ultra DMA Mode 4 or 66 reduced to Ultra DMA Mode 3 or 44...
> Arjan
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> > Andre Hedrick
> > The Linux ATA/IDE guy
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