Re: [PATCH] Add quirk to set AHCI mode on ICH boards

From: Theodore Tso
Date: Fri Nov 09 2007 - 22:55:46 EST


On Fri, Nov 09, 2007 at 10:05:05PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> By forcing AHCI, your PATA devices will be inaccessible, in a common
> configuration. It also means shuffling users from one driver to another,
> which induces breakage.
>
> I was speaking wishfully. Real life intrudes, alas.

Not even as boot-time option? I'm curious whether it might allow me
to use AHCI mode on a T60p laptop; right now I can't because in AHCI
mode the Ultrabay hard drive device becomes invisible to Linux
(although not to Windows, interestingly). I'm currently travelling
and I don't carry the T60 around anymore, so I can't do the experiment
right this moment, but given that this would allow the T60 to take
advantage of ALPM if this works, it would be awfully tempting....

- Ted
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