From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: problems with libata and ICH5 chipset. Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 13:50:37 -0400 Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <40D47CED.3040601@pobox.com> References: <40D4792C.5030702@superbug.demon.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk ([195.92.249.252]:30168 "EHLO www.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264348AbUFSRvS (ORCPT ); Sat, 19 Jun 2004 13:51:18 -0400 In-Reply-To: <40D4792C.5030702@superbug.demon.co.uk> List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: James Courtier-Dutton Cc: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org James Courtier-Dutton wrote: > I am using kernel 2.6.7. > I enclose an extract from dmesg below. > I have 2 PATA devices, one DVD-ROM, one DVD-writer on ata1. (or hda and > hdb) > I also have 2 SATA devices, both Hard Discs. > When I boot without libata enabled, and just use:- > ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support -> Intel PIIXn chipsets support > I get access to: - > hda - PATA DVD-Writer > hdb - PATA DVD-ROM > hdc - SATA HD > hdd - SATA HD. > > If I then enable: > SCSI device support -> SCSI low-level drivers -> Serial ATA (SATA) > support -> Intel PIIX/ICH SATA support > > No PATA devices are accessible. I get: > sda - SATA HD > sdb - SATA HD > > Is there any way that I can fix this using kernel options. > It seems that below, the PATA devices are being recognised, but then are > unable to be accessed. Yeah, you need to disable combined mode and use the IDE driver for PATA. Jeff