From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Lennart Sorensen <lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>
Cc: Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>, Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com>,
linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: No IDE drivers loaded for Toshiba Satellite 320 CDS
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:56:07 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080414145607.3ae98a6f@core> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080414135214.GC7385@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>
> > 1) ide-generic is only loaded _after_ any otherwise detected modules
That is the correct approach, as with libata and ata_generic/pata_legacy
> > 2) it is only loaded if an ISA bus is present
All PC class systems have an ISA bus, it may be on the main board and
called LPC but it is there.
> > 3) it is only included in the initrd for the installed system if loading it
> > in the installer resulted in additional block devices appearing
>
> OK, great for x86 perhaps, what about other systems?
Should be valid for all sane ISA bus systems. The IDE legacy code as per
arch probe rules.
> > I would unload ide-generic in the installer if no additional block devices
> > appear, but unfortunately that's not possible as it is marked "permanent".
Yes - old IDE doesn't do hotplugging, libata can so your approach would
work there.
Alan
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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca (Lennart Sorensen)
Cc: Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>, Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com>,
linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: No IDE drivers loaded for Toshiba Satellite 320 CDS
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:56:07 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080414145607.3ae98a6f@core> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080414135214.GC7385@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>
> > 1) ide-generic is only loaded _after_ any otherwise detected modules
That is the correct approach, as with libata and ata_generic/pata_legacy
> > 2) it is only loaded if an ISA bus is present
All PC class systems have an ISA bus, it may be on the main board and
called LPC but it is there.
> > 3) it is only included in the initrd for the installed system if loading it
> > in the installer resulted in additional block devices appearing
>
> OK, great for x86 perhaps, what about other systems?
Should be valid for all sane ISA bus systems. The IDE legacy code as per
arch probe rules.
> > I would unload ide-generic in the installer if no additional block devices
> > appear, but unfortunately that's not possible as it is marked "permanent".
Yes - old IDE doesn't do hotplugging, libata can so your approach would
work there.
Alan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-04-14 14:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-04-02 13:24 No IDE drivers loaded for Toshiba Satellite 320 CDS Frans Pop
2008-04-02 13:27 ` Frans Pop
2008-04-02 13:57 ` Lennart Sorensen
2008-04-02 14:29 ` Frans Pop
2008-04-02 15:46 ` Lennart Sorensen
2008-04-02 16:20 ` Frans Pop
2008-04-02 19:49 ` Lennart Sorensen
2008-04-03 17:47 ` Frans Pop
2008-04-03 19:31 ` Lennart Sorensen
2008-04-04 6:59 ` Frans Pop
2008-04-13 2:39 ` Tejun Heo
2008-04-13 13:59 ` Frans Pop
2008-04-14 13:52 ` Lennart Sorensen
2008-04-14 13:56 ` Alan Cox [this message]
2008-04-14 13:56 ` Alan Cox
2008-04-14 15:29 ` Frans Pop
2008-04-14 15:48 ` Frans Pop
2008-04-14 13:47 ` Lennart Sorensen
2008-04-14 13:53 ` Alan Cox
2008-04-14 13:53 ` Alan Cox
2008-04-15 2:37 ` Tejun Heo
2008-04-15 10:04 ` Alan Cox
2008-04-15 23:25 ` Tejun Heo
2008-04-15 14:47 ` Lennart Sorensen
2008-04-15 23:31 ` Tejun Heo
2008-04-16 18:08 ` Frans Pop
2008-04-16 22:12 ` Tejun Heo
2008-04-17 14:05 ` Lennart Sorensen
2008-04-24 3:48 ` Tejun Heo
2008-04-16 23:24 ` Alan Cox
2008-04-02 16:33 ` Ondrej Zary
2008-04-02 20:05 ` Lennart Sorensen
2008-04-02 20:10 ` Ondrej Zary
2008-04-02 20:22 ` Lennart Sorensen
2008-04-02 20:34 ` Ondrej Zary
2008-04-03 17:50 ` Alan Cox
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