Re: Promise TX2-plus and kernel 2.6

["Keld Jørn Simonsen" <keld@dkuug.dk>]

On Thu, Jan 22, 2004 at 11:25:42AM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Keld Jørn Simonsen wrote:
> >I am running linux kernel 2.4.22-26mdk and it supports PATA right out of
> >the box, on a Promise TX2-plus controller. I have one disk on the PATA
> >port (and one disk on one of the SATA ports). I would probably like to
> >run kernel 2.6, mostly because I think of implementing some striping
> >RAID-1 on it and try that new module out, but if kernel 2.6 does not
> >support PATA on the TX2-plus then I am at a loss.
> 
> 
> It sounds like Mandrake added a non-standard Promise driver...  Consult 
> your vendor in this case.

I don't get this. Promise themselves say that TX2-plus is supported in
Redhat 7.3/8.0 and SuSE 7.3/8.0 in their data sheet:
http://www.promise.com/marketing/datasheet/file/SATA150_DS_101703.pdf
I read that to be that support is included in the standard kernel, and
has been for a long time, so it is a very stable driver, and standard.
But of cause I may be mistaken.

But you say that the standard 2.4 and 2.6 driver is not implementing PATA.
I am courious about the status of this.  Are we talking the same
controller?

Best regards
keld
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