From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264470AbTLCDKO (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Dec 2003 22:10:14 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264472AbTLCDKO (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Dec 2003 22:10:14 -0500 Received: from bay7-f83.bay7.hotmail.com ([64.4.11.83]:6407 "EHLO hotmail.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264470AbTLCDKM (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Dec 2003 22:10:12 -0500 X-Originating-IP: [209.98.246.157] X-Originating-Email: [joeblow341@hotmail.com] From: "Joe Blow" To: andersen@codepoet.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Promise 20378 + 2.6.0-test10 + libata patch 1 Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2003 03:10:10 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 03 Dec 2003 03:10:11.0081 (UTC) FILETIME=[F6800790:01C3B94A] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org >From: Erik Andersen >What exactly is needed to get got SATA and PATA support >comparable to the driver provided by promise? Would it be >possible to adapt the existing promise PATA IDE driver to drive >the PATA port, while the libata Promise driver handles the SATA >ports. Or would a new driver be needed? Is there actually a Promise supplied driver that might work with the 20378 and PATA drives? Someone sent me a .zip file with an open source driver from Promise dated 02/20/03 but it's for 2.4.x. I emailed Promise asking if there was an update, and they denied it even existed. _________________________________________________________________ Wonder if the latest virus has gotten to your computer? Find out. Run the FREE McAfee online computer scan on your PC now! http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963