From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: infernix Subject: Re: PATA port not detected when using AHCI on Intel 82801GB/GR/GH Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:21:53 +0100 Message-ID: <4B75F0A1.4060204@infernix.net> References: <4B591D61.8030003@infernix.net> <4B593128.1040104@gmail.com> <4B59A0CD.4000801@infernix.net> <4B5A4F7A.4040709@gmail.com> <4B5A5F09.1070300@infernix.net> <20100123101457.7f8cbb3f@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> <4B5AF4DF.4020100@infernix.net> <20100123133831.7f24ae95@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> <4B75E4B2.3070105@infernix.net> <20100213000410.5d58d619@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from dx.infernix.net ([83.96.151.193]:47684 "EHLO dx.infernix.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755506Ab0BMAVn (ORCPT ); Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:21:43 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20100213000410.5d58d619@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Alan Cox Cc: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org On 13/02/10 01:04, Alan Cox wrote: > Beyond that I've dug into it with another owner of the same board - the > BIOS has hidden the device. Unfortunately the documentation for the > chipset is quite explicit that while you can hide devices you cannot then > unhide them again. > > It might be possible to do something by booting the system in compatible > mode and beating the controller into AHCI + PATA mode but really what is > needed is a BIOS fix. That BIOS update will never happen, because the device was declared EOL by Intel in January. So if it's a beating that's needed, I'm happy to give it, just point it out :) Otherwise I guess it's a lost cause, and I'd probably be better off by just plugging a USB stick in an internal USB port than to use the PATA port.