On Mon, 18 May 2009 07:29:00 -0400, Philip Webb wrote: > > Of course there's help. Most options give a choice of y/n/m/?. > > Yes (red face). However, the crucial option here was ATA_SFF , > for which 'make oldconfig' gives : > > ATA SFF support (ATA_SFF) [Y/n/?] (NEW) ? > > This option adds support for ATA controllers with SFF > compliant or similar programming interface. > > SFF is the legacy IDE interface that has been around since > the dawn of time. Almost all PATA controllers have an > SFF interface. Many SATA controllers have an SFF interface > when configured into a legacy compatibility mode. > > For users with exclusively modern controllers like AHCI, > Silicon Image 3124, or Marvell 6440, you may choose to > disable this uneeded SFF support. > > If unsure, say Y. > > The blurb tells me nothing, but if I follow its advice, I do get :
I said there was help, I didn't claim it was helpful :) I got bitten by this one a while ago on a box using a mixture of SATA and PATA disks, the PATA disk disappeared after an upgrade because I took the help to indicate I didn't need it I should have followed the "If unsure..." advice. -- Neil Bothwick Beware of the dragon: Trespassers will be flame-grilled
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