> > does work.... only problem: BIOS says correctly that it is a UDMA disk
> > but Linux doesn't.... using hdparm to turn on some features kills the
> > kernel... My two quantums (ST8+SE6) do work as UDMA33 disks.
>
> are they udma66 disks? if so, most of them have to be specially
> configured to work on udma33 systems, since they often default
> to running too fast.
That's my guess to.... maybe there is some kind of tool for it???
>
> > system: Abit-AX5 + p200mmx + Quantum ST8Gb SE6Gb + Teac Changer +...
> > The IDE controlller onboard is from the intel TX chipset.
>
> you didn't mention whether you're using a modern version of Linux.
> 2.3.18ac8 would be the right choice, but if you're a wimp, you could
> try a recent 2.2.
2.2.9 or 10 afaik... I don't look at it too much ... I turn it on and it
runs :) You prolly mean to include the new Unified IDE patches... hmmm
maybe that'll help...
>
> > Or is it simply not supported enough by Linux???
>
> UDMA33 works perfectly under Linux.
Sjups the Quantum's run on UDMA33 and that works great...
>
>
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