RE: Machine lockup bug report.
SMajer@advance-bank.de (Fabian.Frederick@prov-liege.be)
Tue, 9 Nov 1999 08:49:21 +0100
> Hi Gary !
> > > if it's your only IDE device, it shouldn't be slave to
> start with. it
> > > should be a master.
> >
> > I thought it only mattered if you had 2 devices on that
> bus. Is it not
> > irrelevant with just one device?
>
> It may work but it's a bad idea and a good way to run into troubles.
> (just like Windows ;-})
AFAIK it's not a kernel issue but BIOS detection relevant only.
Btw I never saw a BIOS positive detection followed by Linux reject.
Regards, Fabian
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