Re: libata-pata with ICH4, rootfs

From: Alan
Date: Thu Dec 14 2006 - 13:12:19 EST


On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:14:55 +0000
Alistair John Strachan <s0348365@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Alan,
>
> Is it possible to use pata_mpiix (or pata_oldpiix) with an ICH4 IDE controller
> and boot off it?

ata_piix (the SATA/PATA driver) deals with the ICH4. pata_mpiix is
specifically for the Intel MPIIX laptop chipset and pata_oldpiix
explicitly for the original PIIX chipset and none of the later ones.

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