Re: 2.6.15rc kernel packages for FC4.

[Bernd Bartmann <bernd bartmann gmail com>]

On 12/17/05, Dave Jones <davej redhat com> wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 17, 2005 at 10:06:57AM +0000, William John Murray wrote:
>
>  >   Hello there. was hoping this would mean I could enable DMA support
>  > on the DVD, but no luck with 2.6.14-1.1768_FC4 or  2.6.14-1.1767_FC4.
>  >  I have
>  > options ide hdc=noprobe
>  > options libata atapi_enabled=1
>  > in /etc/modprobe.conf
>  > and have re-made the initrd as thinkwiki suggest, but the drive remains
>  > as /dev/hdc (I THINK it should move, am I correct?) and no DMA
>
> it will stay as hdc if your bios is set to 'legacy' or 'combined' mode.
>
> both those options should be unnecessary (the 2nd one is also pointless
> as libata isn't a module, and that option is on by default in this kernel).
>
> file a bug, with the contents of your dmesg.

kernel-2.6.14-1.1768_FC4smp works fine here. Even SMART on my SATA hdd
is now working.

Best regards,
Bernd.