[Soekris] Segfaults on 4801 when running with ide drive AND cf

[Heinrich Rebehn]

Heinrich Rebehn wrote:
> Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
>> In message <45A7AD74.3010905 at ant.uni-bremen.de>, Heinrich Rebehn writes:
>>> Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
>>>>> I am the above mentioned customer :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> 0256 Mbyte Memory                        CPU Geode 266 Mhz
>>>>>
>>>>> Pri Mas  HITACHI_DK23EA-20               LBA Xlt 1024-255-63  19535 Mbyte
>>>>> Pri Sla  DMA FD                          LBA 1006-16-63  507 Mbyte
>>>> Can you check if the content of these two lines change depending
>>>> on if you have only one or both of the devices attached ?
>>>>
>>>> We could be looking at a CF card which does not implement the
>>>> master/slave functionality correctly.
>>>>
>>> I do not have physical access to the box right now, but from memory i 
>>> can tell the the CF is always slave, no matter whether the HD is 
>>> attached or not.
>>> Does this matter, as long as the two devices do not claim to be the same 
>>> (master/slave)?
>> I'm not sure I can answer definitively either way.
>>
>> Obviously if you could try with another brand of CF card as well
>> that would help narrow the field somewhat.
>>
> I will try to get one next week.
> 
I replaced the CF card with a Sandisk Ultra II. This one always acts as 
master, no matter how the HD is jumpered. However, the machine run now 
flawlessly!

Thanks for all your help!

--Heinrich