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
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