From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Thorsten Leemhuis Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add quirk to set AHCI mode on ICH boards Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:05:30 +0100 Message-ID: <47370C2A.108@ct.heise.de> References: <20071109020235.GA2031@ceren> <20071109023129.GA25581@havoc.gtf.org> <4733D421.7000505@rtr.ca> <20071109034622.GB25581@havoc.gtf.org> <20071109120425.543971bf@the-village.bc.nu> <20071109233215.GA22498@citd.de> <4735F1E8.1070009@rtr.ca> <20071110183805.GA28230@citd.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Received: from basicbox7.server-home.net ([195.137.212.29]:52170 "EHLO basicbox7.server-home.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753232AbXKKOZB (ORCPT ); Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:25:01 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20071110183805.GA28230@citd.de> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Matthias Schniedermeyer Cc: Mark Lord , Alan Cox , Jeff Garzik , Riki Oktarianto , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Greg Kroah-Hartman , linux-ide@vger.kernel.org On 10.11.2007 00:32, Matthias Schniedermeyer wrote: > [...] > My computer/mainboard @work has such a "broken" BIOS. Of the 5=20 > SATA-Ports this MB has only 1 (and 1 "missing" that is reported by > linux but i can't find on the MB) is configured as AHCI [...] There is nothing "broken" here. You have a ICH8 (without R) that drives four SATA ports, which are handled by ata_piix. Then you have a Jmicron JMB363 -- it handles the PATA-Channel and two SATA-Ports -- one internal (near the battery)/next to the PCI-Slot and = a external eSATA port. Seems you configured it in AHCI-Mode in the BIOS-Setup. Linux will work just fine if you connect the hard disc to that port. But if you want to install Windows XP you need a driver from Jmicron. There were BIOSes for the P5B where you could enabled AHCI for the ICH8 as well. It seems Asus removed it in the later BIOS-versions again as Intel doesn't provide a Windows-AHCI driver for the basic ICH8. HTH and clarifies some of your problems. Cu knurd --=20 Thorsten Leemhuis c't- Magazin f=C3=BCr Computertechnik web http://www.heise.de= /ct/ Heise Zeitschriften Verlag GmbH&Co.KG phone +49 (0)511 5352 666 Helstorfer Str. 7 icq 140593172 D-30625 Hannover, Germany jabber thl_at_work@jabber.ccc.d= e /* Heise Zeitschriften Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Registergericht: Amtsgericht Hannover HRA 26709; Pers=C3=B6nlich haftende Gesellschaf= terin: Heise Zeitschriften Verlag Gesch=C3=A4ftsf=C3=BChrung GmbH, Register= gericht: Amtsgericht Hannover, HRB 60405 Gesch=C3=A4ftsf=C3=BChrer: Ansgar He= ise, Steven P. Steinkraus, Dr. Alfons Schr=C3=A4der = */