Re: [git patches] libata updates

Stephen Clark
2007-05-02T00:48:41Z

Chuck Ebbert wrote:

>Stephen Clark wrote:
>
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>>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.
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It worked - no combined_mode=libata and my hd is doing 45mb/sec.
Thanks to all who replied.

Steve

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