Re: Playing with SATA NCQ

Erik Slagter
2005-05-31T07:45:12Z

On Mon, 2005-05-30 at 16:19 -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> >>>I must have been fooled by the FC3 setup disk that handed it libata, I
> >>>didn't know libata also handles pata, then.
> >>libata software supports PATA, but no distribution ships with libata
> >>PATA support enabled (nor should they!).
> > In that case FC3 is not a distribution?!
> >>There are a few unusual cases with combined mode where libata will
> >>support PATA, but those are rare.
> > ich6/piix :-)
>
> Under PATA your devices should be showing up at /dev/hdX.
> If this is not the case, please report a bug.

Okay, just to be sure before I file an official bug report:

kernel 2.6.12-rc5-git4
libata enabled (with atapi enabled, but that doesn't influence the
"harddisk" behaviour)
all ide stuff disabled
ICH6-M
Fujitsu MHT2080A harddisk (apparently PATA)
Disk shows up as /dev/sda

I don't mind, though.