On Thu, 2007-01-04 at 23:05 +0100, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote: > On 1/4/07, Kasper Sandberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, 2007-01-04 at 22:06 +0100, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote: > > > On 1/4/07, Kasper Sandberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Thu, 2007-01-04 at 21:07 +0100, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote: > > > > > On 1/4/07, Kasper Sandberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On Thu, 2007-01-04 at 20:07 +0100, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote: > > > > > > > On 1/4/07, Kasper Sandberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i just attempted to test .20-rc3-git4 on a box, which has 6 > > > > > > > > drives in > > > > > > > > raid5. it uses raid autodetection, and 2 ide controllers (via > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > promise 20269). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > there are two problems. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > first, and most importantly, it doesent autodetect, i attempted > > > > > > > > with > > > > > > > > both the old ide drivers, and the new pata on libata drivers, > > > > > > > > the drives > > > > > > > > appears to be found, but the raid autoassembling just doesent > > > > > > > > happen. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > this is .17, which works: > > > > > > > > http://sh.nu/p/8001 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > this is .20-rc3-git4 which doesent work, in pata-on-libata mode: > > > > > > > > http://sh.nu/p/8000 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > this is .20-rc3-git4 which doesent work, in old ide mode: > > > > > > > > http://sh.nu/p/8002 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For some reason IDE disk driver is not claiming IDE devices. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Could you please double check that IDE disk driver is built-in > > > > > > > (CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=y in the kernel configuration) > > > > > > > and not compiled as module? > > > > > > i need not check even once, i do not have module support enabled, so > > > > > > > > > > OK > > > > > > > > > > > everything 1000000% surely is built in. this is the case for .17 too > > > > > > (and earlier, this box was started with .15 i think.) > > > > > > > > > > Could you send me your config? > > > > > I'll try to reproduce this locally. > > > > sure thing. > > > > > > > > http://sh.nu/p/8004 <-- .17 working > > > > > > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=y > > > > > > > http://sh.nu/p/8005 <-- .20-rc3-git4 nonworking, idemode, the one with > > > > libata i dont have anymore, but the only difference is that i use the > > > > libata drivers, but as its same result, shouldnt matter > > > > > > # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK is not set > > > > > > so not everything is "1000000% surely" built-in ;) > > i see your point, im afraid i may have misinterpreted you, since you > > said "and not compiled as module", so i thought you meant i had to make > > sure it wasnt moduled only. > > You were right - I forgot about "CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=n" case. > > > i will try with this now, what about pataonlibata, do i need this for > > Please report if this fixes the issue. yeah it did. > > > that too? > > for libata you need SCSI disk driver: CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y > > [ libata is not independent subsystem like IDE but depends on SCSI, > and I really don't know why this is not mentioned in config help ] i knew that, i just thought it may select what it required, though i can see that it isnt strictly required, just what one wishes often. :)
thanks for your help, will try with libata now. > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/