From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1MMxJR-0000c4-9e for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:57:21 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MMxJP-0000bz-Mn for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:57:19 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MMxJK-0000YG-6J for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:57:18 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=60376 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MMxJK-0000YD-0R for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:57:14 -0400 Received: from c60.cesmail.net ([216.154.195.49]:5233) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_ARCFOUR_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MMxJJ-0003YR-HG for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:57:13 -0400 Received: from unknown (HELO smtprelay2.cesmail.net) ([192.168.1.112]) by c60.cesmail.net with ESMTP; 04 Jul 2009 00:57:11 -0400 Received: from [192.168.0.22] (static-72-92-88-10.phlapa.fios.verizon.net [72.92.88.10]) by smtprelay2.cesmail.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 2578234C6A for ; Sat, 4 Jul 2009 01:05:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Pavel Roskin To: The development of GRUB 2 In-Reply-To: References: <1246557074.30158.20.camel@mj> <1246569787.20370.46.camel@mj> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:57:09 -0400 Message-Id: <1246683429.2544.40.camel@mj> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.26.3 (2.26.3-1.fc11) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. Subject: Re: Some ideas about new features of grub X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:57:19 -0000 On Thu, 2009-07-02 at 23:37 +0200, Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko wrote: > > Floppies can be supported via int 13 even if the ATA module is in use. > > Or we can use int 40 to be extra safe. > > > Is int 40 a hardware interrupt? If so additional advantage of > implementing it would be coreboot support No, int 40 is a software interrupt. It's the same as int 13, but only for floppies. It won't work without BIOS. > >> > We also > >> > need AHCI support. > >> > > >> Isn't it already the case? > > > > I don't see it. > > > I guess you need to test it with ata.mod - perhaps it works I tested it on a system with Intel SATA controller (Dell Inspiron 1420) and it didn't work at all. The drive cannot be read in AHCI mode. When testing in compatibility SATA mode, the drive is seen correctly. -- Regards, Pavel Roskin