RE: Problem with Promise Ultra 133TX2
Sounds like there is not a free IRQ available.
I get similar issues when I use two Promise boards.
cat /proc/interrupts with both boards in the box
One thing you can try is to turn off serial/parallel port/etc in the BIOS if you are not using it (free up IRQ's) and then see if it works.
One key issue (at least in Intel land) you need to turn on:
[*] Local APIC support on uniprocessors
[*] IO-APIC support on uniprocessors
This basically gives you/lets you use more IRQ's in your system, not sure on AMD64 though.
Hope this helps.
-----Original Message-----
From: Svend Gundestrup [mailto:svend@gundestrup.dk]
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 1:09 PM
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Problem with Promise Ultra 133TX2
Dear Debian
I am having some probmes with this IDE ATA card.
My hardware:
Asus A8V Delux
1x AMD 64
2x Promise Ultra 133 TX2
Software:
Debian Sarge
Kernel AMD 64 2.6.10, std. not custom build.
When I only install one card, debian works 100%
But when I install card #2, I can se all my 8 harddisks, in the bios, but
debian is only able to see the harddisks attached to one of the cards.
I have talked to Promise, and they cliam, that you can/could install as
meany cards, as you have PCI slots/IRQ room.
I have tried to shuffle the cards in all possiable positions, and it dosn't
work.
I still can see all harddisks in the bios, but debian will only see the
harddisks on one card.
I have searched on the net, and I can not sinde any solution, for this problem.
pls. note, I am NOT runnig any raid or anything else funny on my server.
The system is not using any of the disks on the promise cards, when booting.
regards
svend
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