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On Mon, 18 May 2009 07:29:00 -0400, Philip Webb wrote: |
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> > Of course there's help. Most options give a choice of y/n/m/?. |
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> Yes (red face). However, the crucial option here was ATA_SFF , |
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> for which 'make oldconfig' gives : |
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> ATA SFF support (ATA_SFF) [Y/n/?] (NEW) ? |
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> This option adds support for ATA controllers with SFF |
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> compliant or similar programming interface. |
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> SFF is the legacy IDE interface that has been around since |
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> the dawn of time. Almost all PATA controllers have an |
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> SFF interface. Many SATA controllers have an SFF interface |
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> when configured into a legacy compatibility mode. |
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> For users with exclusively modern controllers like AHCI, |
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> Silicon Image 3124, or Marvell 6440, you may choose to |
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> disable this uneeded SFF support. |
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> If unsure, say Y. |
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> The blurb tells me nothing, but if I follow its advice, I do get : |
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I said there was help, I didn't claim it was helpful :) |
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I got bitten by this one a while ago on a box using a mixture of SATA and |
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PATA disks, the PATA disk disappeared after an upgrade because I took |
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the help to indicate I didn't need it I should have followed the "If |
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unsure..." advice. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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