A Dimecres 31 Gener 2007 18:08, Lennart Sorensen va escriure: > On Wed, Jan 31, 2007 at 05:58:32PM +0100, Leopold Palomo-Avellaneda wrote: > > umm. in the link [1] explain to modify two files: ahci.c and sata_via.c. > > Looking on the modifications are ... I don't know .... > > Well it appears that ahci fixes are already in 2.6.18, while the other > changes to via_sata I am not even convinced belong there. Of course > this assumes the BIOS is set to AHCI mode I believe.
Ok, I have to test it. > > in theory in 2.6.20 all have been solved but I have tested 2.6.20rc6 and > > I cannot boot because time outs. > > Hmm, not very nice of it. I have to make some more test, but it looks not nice. > > yes, that's one problem. With the old bios I could use the internal vga. > > With the new one, neither agp card or internal card. Howeber I have had > > _always_ console. > > I wonder what changed. The vga console driver probably just talks to > the VGA hardware registers and doesn't care if it is isa, pci or agp or > anything else for that matter. It just uses the legacy interface. ok. > > yes, has three options:sata, ahci and raid. > > Which one do you have it set to? sata. Howeber I will test soon the ahci. > > it's a nighmare the sata units. I like it very much but in linux we have > > a lot of problems. > > I have had pretty good luck. So far I have managed with Sil3112A based > controllers just fine since very early 2.6 kernels, and with intel ICH5R > based controller as well. I later started using a promise sata > controller as well around 2.6.12 which works fine too. VIA seems to > have managed to make an ahci controller that isn't actually ahci > compatible (at least not 100%) which is why they need some very ugly > code added to the ahci driver to work (or so is my understanding of it). > Rather unfortunate. also I have to add my sad problems with a HP Proliant 150 and a Maxwell controller ... :-( So, I test it with the acpi and the 2.6.18 kernel to see what happens. Regards, Leo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
