From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Albert Lee Subject: Re: ASUS A8V Deluxe, x86_64 Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:31:00 +0800 Message-ID: <44E018A4.3000907@tw.ibm.com> References: <8E8F647D7835334B985D069AE964A4F702463F@ECQCMTLMAIL1.quebec.int.ec.gc.ca> <200608100847.00837.r.brandstaedter@eunet.at> <44DAE22E.3050909@tw.ibm.com> <200608101056.06254.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 e36.co.us.ibm.com ([32.97.110.154]:222 "EHLO e36.co.us.ibm.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751893AbWHNGbR (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Aug 2006 02:31:17 -0400 Received: from d03relay04.boulder.ibm.com (d03relay04.boulder.ibm.com [9.17.195.106]) by e36.co.us.ibm.com (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k7E6VHHG022773 for ; Mon, 14 Aug 2006 02:31:17 -0400 Received: from d03av03.boulder.ibm.com (d03av03.boulder.ibm.com [9.17.195.169]) by d03relay04.boulder.ibm.com (8.13.6/8.13.6/NCO v8.1.1) with ESMTP id k7E6VGsk218364 for ; Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:31:16 -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 k7E6VGhp011457 for ; Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:31:16 -0600 In-Reply-To: <200608101056.06254.r.brandstaedter@eunet.at> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: r.brandstaedter@gmx.at Cc: albertl@mail.com, linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, Unicorn Chang Reinhard Brandst=E4dter wrote: > On Thursday 10 August 2006 09:37, Albert Lee wrote: >=20 >>Reinhard Brandst=E4dter wrote: >> >>>On Tuesday 16 May 2006 14:57, Albert Lee wrote: >>> >>>>Reinhard has a Plextor PX-712SA + svia. >>>>Maybe he can also help to check whether the patch fixes the problem= on >>>>his box. >>> >>>What I finally ended up with was solving the problem on the hardware >>>side: >>> >>>The Plextor PX-712SA is a normal ATA device wich a IDE:SATA adapter >>>plugged in at the back. I openend the DVDR Device (2 srews at the ba= ck) >>>repoved the adapter (1 screw) and then u get the normal IDE Interfac= e >>>(with master/slave jumpers, audio interface and normal ower plug). Y= ou >>>can use this device on an normal IDE interface then. Works perfect f= or >>>me, maybe the 716SA Drive is similar >>>This was the only solution that fixed the problem for me, any submit= ted >>>kernel patches didn't work. >> >>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? >=20 >=20 > On the IC it reads: > 88SA8040-TBC > AP039208.3 > 0432 B0S >=20 > I also attached a picture of the IC. >=20 Hi Reinhard, It's a Marvell 88SA8040. I have a Marvell 88SA8040 bridge at hand and the bridge has been tested with SiI 3112 and it works ok with SiI 3112 and several CD-ROM drives. Don't know whether the Marvell 88SA8040 works with SVIA. Unicorn (on the cc list) has a VIA VT6421 SATA adapter. Will try connecting the Marvell 88SA8040 with the VIA VT6421 and see if it works= =2E -- albert