Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sun, 14 Jan 2001 09:46:02 +0100 | From | Vojtech Pavlik <> | Subject | Re: ide.2.4.1-p3.01112001.patch |
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On Sun, Jan 14, 2001 at 12:40:58AM +0100, Andrzej Krzysztofowicz wrote:
> > > 2.4 has code in the pci quirks to disable the register which makes > > > the chip masquerade as a VP3, and forces it to identify itself as > > > an MVP3 part. I'm curious whether this has an interaction here. > > > > This doesn't do anything but change the ID so that Linux drivers are not > > confused anymore. This caused a lot of trouble in 2.2, especially with > > the old VIA IDE driver. > [...] > > Fortunately all these chips use PIIX-compatible extensions to the PCI > > bus, so they are all interchangeable to some degree. > > > > > I'm curious if all of the other boards in Alans bug reports also > > > fall into the stranger category. > > > > It's possible. I have a board (VA-503A), which has a masqueraded 598, > > which identifies itself as 597, and a 686a southbridge. This got the > > 2.2 ide driver completely confused, for example. > > Maybe the VIA IDE chipset support option should depend on PCI quirks now ?
No, in 2.4 the VIA IDE driver doesn't use this (northbridge) information anymore.
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