Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 14 May 2004 17:38:12 +0200 (MEST) | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Subject | Re: ata_piix: port disabled. ignoring. |
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On Fri, 14 May 2004, Matt Domsch wrote: > On Fri, May 14, 2004 at 03:11:00PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > > I'm trying to install Linux on a SATA disk in a Dell PowerEdge 750, which has > > an Intel 82875P chipset with an Intel 6300ESB SATA Storage Controller. > > [snip] > > > I looked at ata_piix.c, and apparently the driver decides whether a port is > > disabled by checking a bit in PCI config space, so this looks like a BIOS setup > > problem to me. But the BIOS has the first SATA port enabled (`AUTO', and it > > does see a 80 GB disk there), while the PATA and second SATA ports are marked > > `OFF'. > > Right. At present you need to enable the second SATA port in the > BIOS. Disabling it also disables the first port from being > recognized by the driver. It's a figment of the "compatability mode" > that the PE750 runs in. I believe Stuart Hayes sent Jeff a patch to > address this, but I can't find it handy...
Thanks for your suggestion!
Unfortunately enabling the second SATA port doesn't make a difference. I also tried enabling the PATA port as well, but no change :-(
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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