[ALUG] Re: Re: Asus P5W DH Deluxe mainboard and IDE interfaces

[Eur Ing Chris Green]

On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 03:58:59PM +0000, Barry Samuels wrote:
> Chris
> 
> On 13/02/07 15:36:42, Eur Ing Chris Green wrote:
> >On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 01:53:02PM +0000, Barry Samuels wrote:
> >>
> >> Is there a way around this JMicron problem (DVD not recognised) or
> >do I have to wait for the JMicron drivers in the kernel to be  
> >improved?
> >>
> >I have a 2.6.18.1 kernel and that recognises my JMicron IDE drives OK
> >(just a CD/DVD like yours).
> >
> >It only worked with the release version of 2.6.18 though, it was  
> >fixed very late in the development cycle.
> 
> Now that is interesting! I'm using kernel 2.6.20 - so why doesn't mine  
> work? Did you have to change any settings in the BIOS and, if not, why  
> does yours work and mine doesn't?
> 
I don't think I did anything particularly clever in the BIOS.  To
see my Abit AB9 Pro installation saga take a look at:-

    http://home.isbd.net/twiki/bin/view/Main/ChrisDesktop

I actually bought a SATA CD/DVD to overcome the JMicron problem
initially and then built a 2.6.18.1 kernel after installing a lesser
2.6.18 kernel.

I can look at my BIOS settings when I get home if you want.

-- 
Chris Green