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FromJames Cloos <>
SubjectRe: Schedule for adding pata to kernel?
DateMon, 27 Mar 2006 01:15:50 -0500
>>>>> "Alan" == Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> writes:
Alan> The final hard bit will be the PIIX/ICH driver as this is a major update
Alan> to a critical driver used by very many SATA people rather than a new
Alan> driver, so has the highest risk of breaking stuff.

Incidently, on that front, what is the magic to make it work?

I've not yet tried with 2.6.16 final, but I didn't have any luck with
earlier versions.

I have a:

,----[lspci]
| 00:1f.1 0101: 8086:244a (rev 03)
| 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801BAM IDE U100 (rev 03)
`----
but never managed to determine the CONFIG that used ata_piix rather
than the old ide drivers.  Each attempt left me with a kernel which
could not mount its root....
-JimC
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