linux-kernel - Re: non functional pata dvd drive under 2.6.25.6

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Date:	Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:38:26 +0200 (CEST)
From:	"Jeroen Beerstra" <jb@...rpion77.cjb.net>
To:	"Alan Cox" <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	"Jeroen Beerstra" <jeroen@...rpion77.cjb.net>,
	"Tejun Heo" <tj@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"IDE/ATA development list" <linux-ide@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: non functional pata dvd drive under 2.6.25.6


> On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:19:47 +0200
> Jeroen Beerstra <jeroen@...rpion77.cjb.net> wrote:
>
>> Hello Tejun,
>>
>> Op Friday 18 July 2008 07:00:42 schreef u:
>> > Hello, Jeroen.
>> >
>> > [cc'ing linux-ide]
>> >
>> > Hmmm... the problem could be caused by hald polling for media
>> presence.
>> >  Does "hal-disable-polling /dev/srX" make any difference?
>> > hal-disable-polling setting is persistent so if your drive goes
>> bonkers
>> > quickly after boot, you can disable polling, reboot and see whether
>> > anything is different.  Also, please post the result of "lspci -nn"
>> and
>> > "hdparm -I /dev/srX" && please try 2.6.26.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>>
>> I'm pretty sure about that since the hald process I'm refering to points
>> to
>> the 'faulty' drive. However simply booting with noapic seems to fix all
>> of my
>> problems.
>
> There are lots of similar reports. I don't know what broke the APIC code
> but it doesn't appear any of these are libata bugs.
>
> Alan
>

As soon as I have my system back and running again I will test the patch
that was attached to the rh bugzilla report, perhaps that will make things
a bit clearer.

Jeroen
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