From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Return-Path: <linux-kernel-owner+willy=40w.ods.org@vger.kernel.org>
Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand
	id S264163AbTLAVOt (ORCPT <rfc822;willy@w.ods.org>);
	Mon, 1 Dec 2003 16:14:49 -0500
Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264155AbTLAVMz
	(ORCPT <rfc822;linux-kernel-outgoing>);
	Mon, 1 Dec 2003 16:12:55 -0500
Received: from dci.doncaster.on.ca ([66.11.168.194]:22708 "EHLO smtp.istop.com")
	by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264163AbTLAVMZ (ORCPT
	<rfc822;linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>);
	Mon, 1 Dec 2003 16:12:25 -0500
To: Samuel Flory <sflory@rackable.com>
Cc: Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo.tosatti@cyclades.com>,
       linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: libata in 2.4.24?
References: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0312010836130.13692-100000@logos.cnet>
	<3FCB8312.3050703@rackable.com>
In-Reply-To: <3FCB8312.3050703@rackable.com>
From: Greg Stark <gsstark@mit.edu>
Organization: The Emacs Conspiracy; member since 1992
Date: 01 Dec 2003 16:12:20 -0500
Message-ID: <87fzg4ckej.fsf@stark.dyndns.tv>
User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org


Samuel Flory <sflory@rackable.com> writes:

>    It's getting harder to find a newly released motherboard without onboard
> sata.  Not having  libata support means that anyone running 2.4 unpatched will
> be unable to use such systems.

My motherboard has a SATA controller and I'm using it in non-legacy mode with
2.4.23. What is this libata thing I'm supposed to be needing?

-- 
greg