Re: Peripherals work fine on old M/B, misbehave on new M/B

[markm@student.unsw.edu.au]

Hi Alec,

Now that was a useful tip! It fixes my SeekComplete error.

On Wed, Sep 29, 1999 at 03:25:55AM -0400, Alec Smith wrote:
> For your SeekComplete problem (Part II), you might take a look in
> 
> ftp://ftp.x.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/hedrick/ (where x is your
> favorite mirror)
> 
> There's some updated IDE patches there from Andre Hedrick, the guy who
> maintains the Linux IDE code. One of the things these patches add is a
> sort of 'try this for the SeekComplete error' option.
> 
> Dunno about your other prob... I'd just toss those 2 ancient NICs and
> invest in a cheap (<$20) ne2k clone board. You'll probably get better
> performance and almost guarenteed fewer headaches.

Yep, I've spent more time on it than the boards are worth together.

Thanks very much,

Mark.