[syslinux] MEMDISK issue with OptiPlex GX280,620

[Gene Cumm]

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 13:07, Jason Vasquez <jvasquez at kennesaw.edu> wrote:
> I had the opportunity today to test the debug builds on additional platforms. Hopefully, this can assist to some degree. As reported yesterday, the changes made are producing favorable results; though, like Gene my Latitude E6400 platform is still complaining and losing the drive. Test results below.
>
> initrd image used: c.img
> (A FreeDOS image) extracted from the following archive:
> http://bochs.sourceforge.net/guestos/freedos-img.tar.gz
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> MEMDISK 4.02 pre1-177-g6632db7*
> MEMDISK 4.02 pre1-178-gf76c5d0
> Both versions detect internal SATA drive
>
> OptiPlex 980 BIOS A05,
> Intel Corporation 82578DM Gigabit Network Connection [8086:10ef] (rev 05)
>
> OptiPlex 780 BIOS A05,
> Intel Corporation 82567LM-3 Gigabit Network Connection [8086:10de] (rev 02)
>
> OptiPlex 755 BIOS A17
> Intel Corporation 82566DM-2 Gigabit Network Connection [8086:10bd] (rev 02)
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> MEMDISK 4.02 pre1-177-g6632db7*
> Does not detect internal SATA drive
> Reports message "We lost the last drive in our class of drives."
>
> OptiPlex GX620 BIOS A08,
> Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5751 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express [14e4:1677] (rev 01)
>
> OptiPlex GX280 BIOS A08,
> Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5751 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express [14e4:1677] (rev 01)
>
> Latitude E6400 A27,
> Intel Corporation 82567LM Gigabit Network Connection [8086:10f5] (rev 03)
> Intel Corporation WiMAX/WiFi Link 5150 [8086:423c]
>
> Latitude  D820 A09,
> Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5752 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express [14e4:1600] (rev 02)
> Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection [8086:4222] (rev 02)
>
> Latitude  D810 A05, (PATA drive)
> Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5751 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express [14e4:1677] (rev 01)
> Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection [8086:4220] (rev 05)
>
> Latitude  D505 A11, (PATA drive)
> Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4320] (rev 03)
> Intel Corporation 82801DB PRO/100 VE (MOB) Ethernet Controller [8086:103d] (rev 81)
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> MEMDISK 4.02 pre1-178-gf76c5d0
> Detects internal SATA drive for the following systems:
> OptiPlex GX620 BIOS A08,
> OptiPlex GX280 BIOS A08,
> Latitude  D820 A09,
> Latitude  D810 A05,
> Latitude  D505 A11
> NOTE:
> Fails for the Latitude E6400 A27,
> again reports "We lost the last drive in our class of drives."
>
>
> Thank you for everyone's attention and efforts.

Shao and I have been exchanging information this morning.  I think
we're getting closer, though.

-- 
-Gene