From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 16:56:19 -0400
From: jmk@plan9.bell-labs.com
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Re: venti+fossil problems on new install
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Did I look at the wrong thread? I thought the original message
showed the drives configured OK (without DMA...) but there were
errors in the configuration steps after that. No?

On Thu Sep 21 16:48:08 EDT 2006, forsyth@terzarima.net wrote:
> > his did is not on sources (/sys/src/9/pc/sdata.c).  you might have a different chipset.
> > but without the did in the switch, you have no hope.
> 
> it looks at the normal addresses before the pcimatch loop with the default: continue.
> 
> it wouldn't surprise me if a different bios might leave it in an unpleasant state
> that required ataprobe to wield the `big stick' that sadly knocked it out