Re: IDE interface with 2 EIDE drives

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From: Rob Crittenden
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 00:00

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In article <4runb2$ri8@news.mel.aone.net.au>,
	daveney@speednet.com.au (Graham Daveney) writes:
>Hi Guys,
>
>    running kernel 1.2.13
>    have had WD Caviar 800meg drive working fine.
>    just added Quantum Sirocco 2.5gig EIDE.
>
>    The "problem" is that I can only get the drive working when I jumper the
>WD as master and the Quantum as slave and daisy chain the Quantum off the WD.
>
> ...removed...

If I remember correctly, a patch was needed for 1.2.13 to handle > 2
drives with EIDE.  I'd recommend that you upgrade to 2.0 for more reasons
than just that.  You shouldn't need to do any LILO magic to get it to
work.  When the kernel boots, does it recognize the 2 ide controllers?

On my EIDE card (Promise 2300+) the primary controller (Int 14) has
the full VLB data path, the secondary (Int 15) is the standard IDE
bus (16-bits), so I have the faster/most use drives connected to primary
and the less-frequently used on the secondary.  Your milage may vary.

Rob
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From: rcrit@saa.noaa.gov (Rob Crittenden)
Subject: Re: IDE interface with 2 EIDE drives
Date: 1996/07/10
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