Re: libata in 2.4.24?

[Samuel Flory]

Greg Stark wrote:
> Samuel Flory <sflory@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>
> >   It's getting harder to find a newly released motherboard without onboard
> > sata.  Not having  libata support means that anyone running 2.4 unpatched will
> > be unable to use such systems.
>
>
> My motherboard has a SATA controller and I'm using it in non-legacy mode with
> 2.4.23. What is this libata thing I'm supposed to be needing?

  What chipset are you using?  Assumming that hda is your sata drive. 
What are the results of the following "hdarm -t /dev/hda" "hdparm -dvi 
/dev/hda"   The ICH5 chipset is the only chipset I've found that works 
well without libata.


--
There is no such thing as obsolete hardware.
Merely hardware that other people don't want.
(The Second Rule of Hardware Acquisition)
Sam Flory  <sflory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

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