Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 16 Dec 2006 12:09:00 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] sata_promise: Port enumeration order - SATA 150 TX4, SATA 300 TX4 |
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Evan Harris wrote: > > I have a card that mirrors this one from your list: > > Retail name: SATA300 TX4 > Chip label: PDC40718-GP SATAII300 > Vendor-Device number: 105a:3d17 (rev 02) > > Through testing, I've found linux 2.6.16 and 2.6.17 find the ports in > this order (the list is ordered by linux detection): > > 1. silkscreen port 3 > 2. silkscreen port 2 > 3. silkscreen port 4 > 4. silkscreen port 1 >> NOTE: the patch I have submitted ( >> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-ide&m=114082978311290&w=2 ) is a >> solution that doesn't know about the older Promise SATA controllers, >> which are not affected with the "new wiring" problem, so the older >> controllers will appear screwed if you use it. >> >> Hopefully we will collect enough info about all the SATA Promise >> controllers to distinguish the new and the old wiring controllers, >> then produce a new patch that will be a correct solution to the "new >> wiring" problem.
Mikael Pettersson has been doing some excellent work recently on sata_promise. If enough data has been collected on this sata_promise port enumeration problem, maybe the data could be collated and proposed via Mikael as a patch?
Jeff
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