From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Jimmy.Jazz@gmx.net
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: why does nforce pata controller need ide0=ata66 ?
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:41:22 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1153946482.13509.32.camel@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <44C0E510.7000805@gmx.net>
Ar Gwe, 2006-07-21 am 16:30 +0200, ysgrifennodd Jimmy Jazz:
> What puzzles me is the kernel message: ide_setup: ide0=ata66 -- OBSOLETE
> OPTION, WILL BE REMOVED SOON!
>
> So, i guess, if the option will be removed soon, it is no more necessary
> to worry about it because PATA drives are "end of life" or the option
> will certainly (hopefully) be replaced with a new one ;).
The current plan is that drivers/ide goes away and libata takes over.
> Would it be a way in the future to make ata66 drives and over work at
> their nominal speed when the chipset capabilities are not well
> recognized by the kernel driver ?
They should always be correctly detected.
> Have i simply misconfigured anything ?
Probably not. Make sure the cable itself is the right way around and can
you also send me an lspci -vxxx, as that will let me see the cable and
udma setup bits on your machine and investigate further.
Alan
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2006-07-21 14:30 why does nforce pata controller need ide0=ata66 ? Jimmy Jazz
2006-07-26 20:41 ` Alan Cox [this message]
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