Kalev Toots writes: > Hello > > For specific reason I need to install old FC4 ( kernel 2.6.11 ) to new > hardware ( Intel DP35DP motherboard ). > Installation failed and the reason I think is that FC4 ata-piix driver > don't have ICH9 support. > Is it possible to port new ata-piix driver ( from kernel 2.6.23 ) to > old kernel.
Sounds like you're running the chip in compatibility mode. Maybe flip BIOS settings to AHCI mode and let FC4's kernel use its ahci driver instead? Backporting the entire driver would be painful. Perhaps adding some PCI IDs suffices? (I have no idea how much ICH9 differs from whatever FC4 supports.) I don't know if you need FC4 kernel or FC4 user-space, but one option is to install on an older supported machine, move the disk to the new one, and then boot a custom kernel. Finally you can buy a PCI PATA, SATA, or SCSI controller card supported by FC4 and forget about the mainboard's ICH9. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
