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SubjectRe: piix.c - previously available patch not implemented
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Hi,

On Monday 05 March 2007, Jon Wikne wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> Last year, around 2.6.16.*, there was a patch around that helped
> me get the PIIX driver to run with the Intel 82801FBM (ICH6M) chip
> on my Toshiba Tecra A3 laptop.
>
> Now, compiling the 2.6.21_rc2 kernel on this machine, to my
> astonishment I find that this patch has still not reached the
> mainstream kernel.
>
> I do not know whether there might be a good reason for this,
> but this patch is essential for me, and most likely others as
> well. I include the patch that works for me below, ported and
> relative to piix.c version 0.46 taken from the 2.6.21_rc2.

[ ... ]

> +#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_ICH6_5 0x2653

[ ... ]

This is SATA controller and has always been handled by ata_piix driver.
It is considered superior over piix for SATA hardware. [ at least ATM :-P ]

PS please _always_ cc: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org on Linux ATA issues

Thanks,
Bart
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