Re: no hotplugging support (FIXME)

[Robert Hancock <hancockrwd@gmail.com>]

Todd and Margo Chester wrote:
> Robert Hancock wrote:
>>> p.s., just of curiosity, what would the ACHI module look
>>> like in my modprobe.conf?
>>
>> You would change:
>>
>> alias scsi_hostadapter2 ata_piix
>>
>> to
>>
>> alias scsi_hostadapter2 ahci
>>
> Thank you!
> 
> Question: would that be in addition to or a substitute
> for?  (I am concerned that my SATA DVD/CD burner would
> stop working.)

Normally all the ports are AHCI if it's switched into that mode, so it 
shouldn't be an issue. However, you could leave in ata_piix as the third 
entry, so that the system will still boot if it's not in AHCI mode 
properly. There's no real harm in having unnecessary drivers in there..

> 
> Also, I downloaded the recent manual for my motherboard.
> The section has a new option not on my BIOS (1.2a)
> called "SATA ACHI Mode: on|off".  The current BIOS is
> 2.1a -- I think it is time I ordered a new BIOS chip
> (I don't flash.  I remove and replace the chip.  That way
> I can go back if things go wrong, which has happened to
> me before.)
> 
> Many thanks,
> -T