Re: [Cooker] Via chipset bug

2001-05-16 Thread Juan Quintela
> "richard" == Richard Chase <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> what problems were you having in particular? >> >> jason Marsh richard> While attempting to install mdk 8.0 or 7.2, the install fails (while richard> installing packages, usually) with the message "No HDlists found". If I rich

Re: [Cooker] Via chipset bug

2001-05-11 Thread Richard Chase
> > what problems were you having in particular? > > jason Marsh While attempting to install mdk 8.0 or 7.2, the install fails (while installing packages, usually) with the message "No HDlists found". If I hammer at the drive with subsequent upgrade attempts, I can finally get a system instal

Re: [Cooker] Via chipset bug

2001-05-10 Thread Vox
During the bombing raid on Thu, 10 May 2001 18:04:25 -0600, Richard Chase was heard mumbling in fear: > > > Chmouel Boudjnah wrote: > > > > Elton Woo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > ... so what do we do now? ... switch to Windows Me??? > > > > you'll ge

Re: [Cooker] Via chipset bug

2001-05-10 Thread Shalrath
On Thursday 10 May 2001 16:04, you wrote: > Chmouel Boudjnah wrote: > > Elton Woo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > ... so what do we do now? ... switch to > > > Windows Me??? > > > > you'll get the same corruption problems even with Windows. > > > > -- > > MandrakeSoft Inc

Re: [Cooker] Via chipset bug

2001-05-10 Thread Richard Chase
Chmouel Boudjnah wrote: > > Elton Woo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > ... so what do we do now? ... switch to Windows Me??? > > you'll get the same corruption problems even with Windows. > > -- > MandrakeSoft Inc http://www.chmouel.org >

Re: [Cooker] Via chipset bug

2001-04-17 Thread aslnetinfo
no, I don't know how [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > "And at install time between a CD and a hdd both running DMA" > > > > I have the Via chipset with the above situation: after crashing several times >while I tried the few tricks I know, the RC1 install sudde

Re: [Cooker] Via chipset bug

2001-04-14 Thread Elton Woo
Con Kolivas wrote: > On Sat, 14 Apr 2001 04:53, you wrote: > > JoAnne wrote: > > > The Register: Data-corruption bug hits VIA chipsets(Apr 13, 2001, 15:10 > > > UTC) (1719 reads) (4 talkbacks) (Posted by kreichard) > > > Dennis E. Powell writes to tell us about the Register's coverage: "The > > >

Re: [Cooker] Via chipset bug

2001-04-14 Thread Yoann Vandoorselaere
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > "And at install time between a CD and a hdd both running DMA" > > I have the Via chipset with the above situation: after crashing several times while >I tried the few tricks I know, the RC1 install suddenly went through fine, have no >clue why ! copying 670Mb of

Re: [Cooker] Via chipset bug

2001-04-14 Thread Doug Moreen
What about the -X34 DMA optimizations? Chmouel Boudjnah wrote: > Shalrath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > It only happens with big files between two ide hard drives at maximum > > > throughput and blah blah blah read the report > > > > Whew, guess my pr0n^W files are safe for now! > > > > i

Re: [Cooker] Via chipset bug

2001-04-14 Thread Chmouel Boudjnah
Elton Woo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > ... so what do we do now? ... switch to Windows Me??? you'll get the same corruption problems even with Windows. -- MandrakeSoft Inc http://www.chmouel.org --Chmouel

Re: [Cooker] Via chipset bug

2001-04-14 Thread Chmouel Boudjnah
Shalrath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > It only happens with big files between two ide hard drives at maximum > > throughput and blah blah blah read the report > > Whew, guess my pr0n^W files are safe for now! > > ive got a 30gb and a 75gb IBM deskstar both on the primary IDE with a > plexto

Re: [Cooker] Via chipset bug

2001-04-13 Thread aslnetinfo
"And at install time between a CD and a hdd both running DMA" I have the Via chipset with the above situation: after crashing several times while I tried the few tricks I know, the RC1 install suddenly went through fine, have no clue why ! copying 670Mb of packages took all of a blazing 3-4

Re: [Cooker] Via chipset bug

2001-04-13 Thread Civileme
On Friday 13 April 2001 17:45, you wrote: > On Sat, 14 Apr 2001 04:53, you wrote: > > JoAnne wrote: > > > The Register: Data-corruption bug hits VIA chipsets(Apr 13, 2001, 15:10 > > > UTC) (1719 reads) (4 talkbacks) (Posted by kreichard) > > > Dennis E. Powell writes to tell us about the Register'

Re: [Cooker] Via chipset bug

2001-04-13 Thread Shalrath
> It only happens with big files between two ide hard drives at maximum > throughput and blah blah blah read the report Whew, guess my pr0n^W files are safe for now! ive got a 30gb and a 75gb IBM deskstar both on the primary IDE with a plextor 16/10/40 on the secondary channel. I did notice

Re: [Cooker] Via chipset bug

2001-04-13 Thread Con Kolivas
On Sat, 14 Apr 2001 04:53, you wrote: > JoAnne wrote: > > The Register: Data-corruption bug hits VIA chipsets(Apr 13, 2001, 15:10 > > UTC) (1719 reads) (4 talkbacks) (Posted by kreichard) > > Dennis E. Powell writes to tell us about the Register's coverage: "The > > kernel crowd have been trying f

Re: [Cooker] Via chipset bug

2001-04-13 Thread Elton Woo
JoAnne wrote: > The Register: Data-corruption bug hits VIA chipsets(Apr 13, 2001, 15:10 UTC) > (1719 reads) (4 talkbacks) (Posted by kreichard) > Dennis E. Powell writes to tell us about the Register's coverage: "The kernel > crowd have been trying for months to track this thing down; turns out n

[Cooker] Via chipset bug

2001-04-13 Thread JoAnne
The Register: Data-corruption bug hits VIA chipsets(Apr 13, 2001, 15:10 UTC) (1719 reads) (4 talkbacks) (Posted by kreichard) Dennis E. Powell writes to tell us about the Register's coverage: "The kernel crowd have been trying for months to track this thing down; turns out now that it's not th

[Cooker] Via chipset bug

2001-04-13 Thread JoAnne
The Register: Data-corruption bug hits VIA chipsets(Apr 13, 2001, 15:10 UTC) (1719 reads) (4 talkbacks) (Posted by kreichard) Dennis E. Powell writes to tell us about the Register's coverage: "The kernel crowd have been trying for months to track this thing down; turns out now that it's not th

[Cooker] Via chipset bug

2001-04-13 Thread JoAnne
The Register: Data-corruption bug hits VIA chipsets(Apr 13, 2001, 15:10 UTC) (1719 reads) (4 talkbacks) (Posted by kreichard) Dennis E. Powell writes to tell us about the Register's coverage: "The kernel crowd have been trying for months to track this thing down; turns out now that it's not th