From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261498AbUENPMn (ORCPT ); Fri, 14 May 2004 11:12:43 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261528AbUENPMn (ORCPT ); Fri, 14 May 2004 11:12:43 -0400 Received: from lists.us.dell.com ([143.166.224.162]:36829 "EHLO lists.us.dell.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261498AbUENPMe (ORCPT ); Fri, 14 May 2004 11:12:34 -0400 Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 10:09:00 -0500 From: Matt Domsch To: Geert Uytterhoeven Cc: Jeff Garzik , Linux Kernel Development Subject: Re: ata_piix: port disabled. ignoring. Message-ID: <20040514150900.GA19315@lists.us.dell.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, May 14, 2004 at 03:11:00PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > I'm trying to install Linux on a SATA disk in a Dell PowerEdge 750, which has > an Intel 82875P chipset with an Intel 6300ESB SATA Storage Controller. [snip] > I looked at ata_piix.c, and apparently the driver decides whether a port is > disabled by checking a bit in PCI config space, so this looks like a BIOS setup > problem to me. But the BIOS has the first SATA port enabled (`AUTO', and it > does see a 80 GB disk there), while the PATA and second SATA ports are marked > `OFF'. Right. At present you need to enable the second SATA port in the BIOS. Disabling it also disables the first port from being recognized by the driver. It's a figment of the "compatability mode" that the PE750 runs in. I believe Stuart Hayes sent Jeff a patch to address this, but I can't find it handy... -- Matt Domsch Sr. Software Engineer, Lead Engineer Dell Linux Solutions linux.dell.com & www.dell.com/linux Linux on Dell mailing lists @ http://lists.us.dell.com