patch-1.3.70 linux/drivers/block/README.ide

• Lines: 60
• Date: Wed Feb 28 08:42:32 1996
• Orig file: v1.3.69/linux/drivers/block/README.ide
• Orig date: Wed Feb 14 14:37:07 1996

diff -u --recursive --new-file v1.3.69/linux/drivers/block/README.ide linux/drivers/block/README.ide
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 README.ide -- Information regarding ide.c and ide-cd.c (IDE driver in 1.3.xx)
 ================================================================================
-Supported by:  mlord@bnr.ca           -- disks, interfaces, probing
+Supported by:  mlord@pobox.com        -- disks, interfaces, probing
                snyder@fnald0.fnal.gov -- cdroms, ATAPI, audio
 
    +-----------------------------------------------------------------+
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 NEW!    - ide-cd.c now supports door locking and auto-loading.
 		- Also preliminary support for multisession
 		  and direct reads of audio data.
-NEW!	- the hdparm-2.6 package can be used to set PIO modes for some chipsets.
+NEW!	- the hdparm-2.7 package can be used to set PIO modes for some chipsets.
 
 For work in progress, see the comments in ide.c, ide-cd.c, and triton.c.
 
@@ -67,24 +67,6 @@
 Look for this support to be added to the kernel soon.
 
 
-***  IMPORTANT NOTICES (for kernel versions prior to 1.3.22)
-***  =================
-***  "CMD" EIDE Interfaces will not (by default) work *reliably* when drives
-***  are attached to the second interface.  This is due to a flaw in the
-***  hardware.  To "fix" this, supply the special kernel "command line"
-***  parameter to LILO or LOADLIN:    ide1=serialize
-***
-***  "CMD 640B" EIDE Interfaces will not work *reliably* when "hdparm -u1"
-***  (interrupt unmasking) is used.  This is due to a flaw in the hardware,
-***  and is only a problem when "hdparm -u1" is used after booting.
-***
-***  "RZ1000" EIDE Interfaces will also not work *reliably* when "hdparm -u1"
-***  (interrupt unmasking) is used.  This is due to a flaw in the hardware,
-***  and is only a problem when "hdparm -u1" is used after booting.
-***
-***  Failure to abide by these restrictions can cause severe data corruption!
-
-
 ***  IMPORTANT NOTICES (for kernel versions after 1.3.21)
 ***  =================
 ***  PCI versions of the CMD640 and RZ1000 interfaces are now detected
@@ -216,7 +198,7 @@
 under control of ide.c.   To have ide.c also "take over" the primary
 IDE port in this situation, use the "command line" parameter:  ide0=0x1f0
 
-mlord@bnr.ca
+mlord@pobox.com
 snyder@fnald0.fnal.gov
 ================================================================================
 
@@ -448,7 +430,7 @@
 
 For really high end systems, go for fast/wide 7200rpm SCSI.  But it'll cost ya!
 
-mlord@bnr.ca
+mlord@pobox.com
 
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