david <[email protected]> writes:
> Daniel Pittman wrote:
>> david <[email protected]> writes:
>>> Daniel Pittman wrote:
>>>> david <[email protected]> writes:
>>>>> Daniel Pittman wrote:
>>>>>> david <[email protected]> writes:

[...]

>>> Nothing in dmesg. As far as I can see, nothing in BIOS :(
>>
>> That sucks.  Sadly, it was the fashion for vendors to offer only the
>> compatibility mode of operation for a while.
>>
>> You could try "lsmod | egrep 'ahci|piix'" and see what the output is.
>> If both are present, and both are in active use life is harder, but just
>> one present would be a start.
>
> da...@david:~$ lsmod | egrep -i "ahci|piix"
> ata_piix               24580  4
> libata                177312  3 pata_acpi,ata_generic,ata_piix

So, only the PIIX mode drivers.  Alas, unless your BIOS supports a
switch out of "compatibility" mode, or there is a newer BIOS, you are
probably not going to get real hotswap ... and the GNOME report is a
fib. :/

> I found this: http://linux-ata.org/driver-status.html

That is outdated by the wiki link, where the newer status updates have
migrated.  I wish the Linux SATA people would automatically redirect,
but such is life.

Regards,
        Daniel
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