Re: why does nforce pata controller need ide0=ata66 ?

[Alan Cox]

Ar Gwe, 2006-07-21 am 16:30 +0200, ysgrifennodd Jimmy Jazz:
> What puzzles me is the kernel message: ide_setup: ide0=ata66 -- OBSOLETE
> OPTION, WILL BE REMOVED SOON!
> 
> So, i guess, if the option will be removed soon, it is no more necessary
> to worry about it because PATA drives are "end of life" or the option
> will certainly (hopefully) be replaced with a new one ;).

The current plan is that drivers/ide goes away and libata takes over.

> Would it be a way in the future to make ata66 drives and over work at
> their nominal speed when the chipset capabilities are not well
> recognized by the kernel driver ?

They should always be correctly detected.

> Have i simply misconfigured anything ?

Probably not. Make sure the cable itself is the right way around and can
you also send me an lspci -vxxx, as that will let me see the cable and
udma setup bits on your machine and investigate further.

Alan

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