Compiling sata_sil.c

[Michael Hipp]

Net Llama! wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Michael Hipp wrote:
>> Net Llama! wrote:
>>> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Michael Hipp wrote:
>>>> Still on my quest to get a SATA card working. It uses the sata_sil module.
>>>>
>>>> How hard would it be to download the latest version of sata_sil.c from
>>>> kernel 2.6.19 and compile it against 2.6.17? Is there a written
>>>> procedure somewhere? Or is it too easy to need one?
>>>>
>>>> This says it went from v0.9 to v2.0 at 2.6.18. I'm at v0.9.
>>>>
>>>>   http://www.linuxhq.com/kernel/v2.6/18/drivers/scsi/sata_sil.c
>>> Hard to say, but I suppose its worth a try.  Sometimes its as easy as
>>> dropping in the newer version and building.  Other times there will be API
>>> changes which will result in breakage.
>>>
>>> What problem are you trying to solve?
>> Trying to get the Syba SATA card to recognize my hard drives.
> 
> Are they recognized during POST?

Not that I can tell. But this mobo has a BIOS date of 11/2001. I doubt it 
knows much about SATA.

Michael