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SubjectRe: Schedule for adding pata to kernel?


James Cloos wrote:
>>>>>> "Robert" == Robert Hancock <hancockr@shaw.ca> writes:
>
> JimC> but [I] never managed to determine the CONFIG that used ata_piix rather
> JimC> than the old ide drivers. Each attempt left me with a kernel which
> JimC> could not mount its root....
>
> Robert> If you build them into the kernel, it should just work..
>
> Agreed. It should.
>
> But if I leave in CONFIG_IDE=y, CONFIG_BLK_DEV_PIIX=y I get root on
> 0x0302 rather than 0x0802 even when I also have CONFIG_SCSI_SATA=y
> and CONFIG_SCSI_ATA_PIIX=y.
>
> If the first two are not set then the kernel cannot find anything.
>
> My understanding is that with Alan's patch everything should be
> using major 8, and that CONFIG_IDE is no longer required, yes?

You should be able to set CONFIG_IDE=n and have it work. That PCI ID is
listed in the ata_piix device table so I should think it would work..
can you post the output?
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