> irqpoll is something you should only need on boxes with BIOS problems, so > when irqpoll is required when irqpoll is required, it is sensible check for BIOS > updates as you've done. AFAIK, the problem with the Intel DG965 motherboards & the 965 Express chipset has been there since the systems were released - using irqpoll & all-generic-ide was the only way to install Fedora on them. The ide components could only be accessed that way. Users who had a pure SATA system were OK (although the sound system was only recently supported by the 1.0.13 release of alsa). The problem is independent of the type of hardware attached to the ide port - with the 'standard' kernel options, ide components are not seen. I was hoping that the latest release of the kernel (2.6.19-1.2985) would detect the ide components without using the "all-generic-ide" & "irqpoll" options, but alas, no - is this something for bugzilla? I'd be interested to hear from users who have this motherboard whether they have the same problems or have found other workarounds. Since Windows detects and operates everything perfectly, I doubt that it is a problem with the motherboard or components, but rather reflects the reality that there are relatively few kernel programmers available to support a wide range of equipment. > Drop a note to Arjan van de Ven <arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, he may be > interested if its an Intel produced board and failing, as he is keeper of > the Linux test kit for BIOS folks and the like. > Shall do __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
