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Description of problem: There is a kernel bug up to kernel 2.6.18 (still) where the ALI5229 controllers of different revisions are setup incorrectly. I found the change to make to fix it at http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5786. Patch attached. I am in the process of recompiling the most current kernel with this patch to see if it fixes it. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install Fedora Core 5 on machine with 00:1f.0 IDE interface: ALi Corporation M5229 IDE (rev c8) 2. attempt to burn CD (not dvd for some reason, growisofs seems to work) 3. Actual results: IDE Bus is hung hda: Lost interrupt Expected results: successfully able to burn cd Additional info:
Created attachment 137720 [details] patch against kernel-2.6.17-1.2187_FC5 that fixes the problem
Just a confirmation, that after adding the previously attached patch to the .spec for 2.6.17-1.2187_FC5, rebuilding, rebooting. Fixes the issue. Also, the bug is fixed in 2.6.18.
A new kernel update has been released (Version: 2.6.18-1.2200.fc5) based upon a new upstream kernel release. Please retest against this new kernel, as a large number of patches go into each upstream release, possibly including changes that may address this problem. This bug has been placed in NEEDINFO state. Due to the large volume of inactive bugs in bugzilla, if this bug is still in this state in two weeks time, it will be closed. Should this bug still be relevant after this period, the reporter can reopen the bug at any time. Any other users on the Cc: list of this bug can request that the bug be reopened by adding a comment to the bug. In the last few updates, some users upgrading from FC4->FC5 have reported that installing a kernel update has left their systems unbootable. If you have been affected by this problem please check you only have one version of device-mapper & lvm2 installed. See bug 207474 for further details. If this bug is a problem preventing you from installing the release this version is filed against, please see bug 169613. If this bug has been fixed, but you are now experiencing a different problem, please file a separate bug for the new problem. Thank you.
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