From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Albert Lee Subject: Re: ASUS A8V Deluxe, x86_64 Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 15:37:18 +0800 Message-ID: <44DAE22E.3050909@tw.ibm.com> References: <8E8F647D7835334B985D069AE964A4F702463F@ECQCMTLMAIL1.quebec.int.ec.gc.ca> <4469C024.3030506@gmail.com> <4469CC22.1010500@tw.ibm.com> <200608100847.00837.r.brandstaedter@eunet.at> Reply-To: albertl@mail.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Received: from e31.co.us.ibm.com ([32.97.110.149]:51595 "EHLO e31.co.us.ibm.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751446AbWHJHh0 (ORCPT ); Thu, 10 Aug 2006 03:37:26 -0400 Received: from westrelay02.boulder.ibm.com (westrelay02.boulder.ibm.com [9.17.195.11]) by e31.co.us.ibm.com (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k7A7bOqo009614 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Thu, 10 Aug 2006 03:37:24 -0400 Received: from d03av03.boulder.ibm.com (d03av03.boulder.ibm.com [9.17.195.169]) by westrelay02.boulder.ibm.com (8.13.6/NCO/VER7.0) with ESMTP id k7A7bNLI071492 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Thu, 10 Aug 2006 01:37:23 -0600 Received: from d03av03.boulder.ibm.com (loopback [127.0.0.1]) by d03av03.boulder.ibm.com (8.12.11.20060308/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k7A7bNo5006625 for ; Thu, 10 Aug 2006 01:37:23 -0600 In-Reply-To: <200608100847.00837.r.brandstaedter@eunet.at> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: r.brandstaedter@gmx.at Cc: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org Reinhard Brandst=E4dter wrote: > On Tuesday 16 May 2006 14:57, Albert Lee wrote: >=20 >=20 >>Reinhard has a Plextor PX-712SA + svia. >>Maybe he can also help to check whether the patch fixes the problem o= n his >>box. >=20 >=20 > What I finally ended up with was solving the problem on the hardware = side: >=20 > The Plextor PX-712SA is a normal ATA device wich a IDE:SATA adapter p= lugged in=20 > at the back. I openend the DVDR Device (2 srews at the back) repoved = the=20 > adapter (1 screw) and then u get the normal IDE Interface (with maste= r/slave=20 > jumpers, audio interface and normal ower plug). You can use this devi= ce on an=20 > normal IDE interface then. Works perfect for me, maybe the 716SA Driv= e is=20 > similar > This was the only solution that fixed the problem for me, any submitt= ed kernel=20 > patches didn't work. >=20 I'm curious what's the PATA-to-SATA bridge chip used on the Plextor PX-= 712SA. (Maybe it is not compatible with the VIA chip.) Could you please check the IC on the IDE-SATA adapter? -- albert