Re: DMA problems VT8237A chipset (msi board)

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Fri, Aug 18, 2006 at 10:30:32PM +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 13:52:59 +0200 Sven Luther wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, Aug 18, 2006 at 12:53:06PM +0200, Radek Oliwa wrote:
> > > hello!
> > > 
> > > I can't activate dma (hdparm -d1 /dev....) 
> > > the msi board uses the via VT8237A chipset. 
> > > 
> > > linux: debian 
> > > kernel: 2.6.8-12-amd64-generic 
>             ^^^^^
> 
> > Any chance this is another incarnation of the now infamous
> > ide-generic bug ? It certainly show the right symptoms for that.
> 
> Why another incarnation - isn't it simply the same old problem? It
> looks like a kernel with the problematic Debian-specific patch applied,
> no?

This report is another manifestation of the same ide-generic bug ?

Would this new rephrasing satisfy you, and at the same time respond to your
question ?

Anyway, thanks for confirming my feelings about this.

Friendly,

Sven Luther