From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755400Ab0EOLTH (ORCPT ); Sat, 15 May 2010 07:19:07 -0400 Received: from topdeck.tinsleyviaduct.com ([62.49.246.82]:33526 "EHLO topdeck.tinsleyviaduct.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755138Ab0EOLTF convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Sat, 15 May 2010 07:19:05 -0400 Message-ID: <20100515121857.90932i9udmzcpp29@topdeck.tinsleyviaduct.com> Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 12:18:57 +0100 From: "Phil Reynolds" To: "John Stoffel" Cc: "Phil Turmel" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Marvell eSATA - 88SE6121 on Asus M3A79-T Deluxe - not in AHCI References: <20100509151358.84896yzx8vt059gm@topdeck.tinsleyviaduct.com> <4BE964C2.1010702@turmel.org> <20100511182128.216144e4uzjtufbs@topdeck.tinsleyviaduct.com> <19433.44163.776781.931987@stoffel.org> In-Reply-To: <19433.44163.776781.931987@stoffel.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.2) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Quoting "John Stoffel" : >>>>>> "Phil" == Phil Reynolds writes: > > Phil> Quoting "Phil Turmel" : >>> I have a similar chipset in my office server: 88SE6145. If yours can run >>> in AHCI mode, you just need "ahci.marvell_enable=1" on your kernel command >>> line, or "options ahci marvell_enable=1" in your modprobe.conf. (I have >>> ahci built-in, and no initramfs, so I put the option in my grub.conf.) > > Phil> Neither works for me unfortunately. > > Can you post your dmesg output from both bootups? Are there any > differences? Also submit the lspci -vvv output as well, just so > people can help you better. After following advice from various people, I am about there - though it doesn't seem to last many changes, the eSATA port is now hotplug capable. I still have issues to solve to make it perform more like USB does, but they are not related to anything in the kernel or SCSI layer. Thanks to all involved. -- Phil Reynolds email: phil-linux@tinsleyviaduct.com Not subscribed to lkml - please CC replies to me ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.