Re: [git patches] libata updates

Chuck Ebbert
2007-05-01T22:49:34Z

Stephen Clark wrote:
>>
> I'm running fc6 but with kernel 2.6.21 from kernel.org - compiled with
> the .config file from fc6.
>
> My system is a asus laptop with an ich7 chipset which has both sata and
> pata controllers. My
> laptop only brings out the pata controller interface and both my hd and
> od are on the second
> channel of the pata.
>
> So can I configure out the old ide and just have ata_piix automatically
> control them both in
> 2.6.21?
>

Sure, just edit the .config. You may need to play with options to mkinitrd
though; I don't think it will include the PATA drivers for you automatically.