Re: [git patches] libata updates

[Stephen Clark]

Chuck Ebbert wrote:

> 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.
>
>
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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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