Re: 2.4.17 problems..nasty

[Alan B. <al...@ms...>]

hi,

> I've not tried any of the precompiled kernels you mention, but every
> locally compiled (cvs) kernel except the current 2.4.17 has worked for me,
> no problems with IDE.

:-) ah, but different hardware 8-)


okay...I had some time to play/update yesterday..and heres what I'm finding

2.4.13  (20011030) works.   I dont have this in CVS anymore so cant play further

2.4.15   doesnt work. it freezes according to dmesg JUST when I'd expect
         to see the two output lines of

ide0 at 80da0000 irq 0x0000000c
ide1 at 80da1000 irq 0x0000000c (shared with ide0)

these two lines dont appear at all (they do on <=2.4.13)

2.4.17   well, this is now my CVS copy.... this one is even less alive.
         It gets as far as the line

Console: colour dummy device 80x25

and then thats it.  According to my other kernels I should then get
the 'Calibrating delay loop.... blah blah BogoMIPS'

so, where in the kernel is this one sticking? And where are those ide lines
from 2.4.15 hiding in the init?

Thanks

Alan