Eugene Grosbein wrote: > Jeremy Chadwick wrote: >> I didn't have this problem. System has AHCI in use, and the kernel is >> built to make use of modular atacore. Specifically: >> >> # Modular ATA >> device atacore # Core ATA functionality >> device ataisa # ISA bus support >> device atapci # PCI bus support; only generic chipset >> support >> device ataahci # AHCI SATA >> device ataintel # Intel > > How should STABLE user (not tracking freebsd-current@) learn about CAM ATA > configuration? > There is ahci(4) manual page in 8.0-PRERELEASE but no ada(4) that is linked > here. > > I've just tried "Modular ATA" configuration of Intel ICH7-based system plus > "device ahci" > minus all traditional ata(4) kernel configuration, the kernel builds fine > but boot messages do not show any attempt to detect my SATA HDD, > so root mount just fails (I use GEOM UFS labels in my /etc/fstab). > Typing ? at "mounroot" prompt I see only daX devices standing for my USB > cardreader > and no device for HDD.
Read ahci(4) carefully. It has all possible references. If you think it is not enough, propose patches. > It seems I miss ada(4) device and I cannot find it in 8.0 - not ada.ko nor > "device ada". ada, same as da goes as part of cam module. It is not possible to load them separately now. But for kernel configuration it is separate option. -- Alexander Motin _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
