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From: Robert Hancock <hancockr@shaw.ca>
To: linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: wakko@animx.eu.org
Subject: Re: AIC7xxx on 2.6.18
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 16:32:28 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <45BD247C.9020407@shaw.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <fa.nf4vfkoNuYTdmg/Uv/EhEPXuUMU@ifi.uio.no>

Wakko Warner wrote:
> I have 2 machine that oops with these cards.
> 
> 1) The bios has the option to enable/disable option roms on individual PCI
> slots.  I have an AHA-39160 and an AHA-2940U/UW (dual channel).  If I
> disable option roms, the driver oopses when accessing the 2nd card.
> 
> I can get the oops if really needed as I don't like rebooting this machine.
> 
> 2) I have an AHA-39160 with Apple/Mac firmware.  When attempting to use it
> on a PC, the driver oopses presumably because the card wasn't initialized or
> something.  I realize this is probably not a supported configuration, but I
> don't believe that it should be oopsing.
> 
> I can get the oops for this one if it'll help.
> 

I'm guessing these are similar bugs - likely something in the driver 
goes bad if the option ROM didn't initialize the card, but I don't think 
it should be relying on this..

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       reply	other threads:[~2007-01-28 22:33 UTC|newest]

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     [not found] <fa.nf4vfkoNuYTdmg/Uv/EhEPXuUMU@ifi.uio.no>
2007-01-28 22:32 ` Robert Hancock [this message]
2007-01-28 19:46 Wakko Warner

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