SATA detection
Tony Alfrey
tonyalfrey
Fri Mar 9 11:06:19 PST 2007
Net Llama! wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Mar 2007, Tony Alfrey wrote:
<snip>
>>>
>> it is called sata_sil
>
> See the 'parm' section at the bottom:
> $ modinfo sata_sil
> filename:
> /lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2911.6.5.fc6/kernel/drivers/ata/sata_sil.ko
How do I get the FC-6 install to try to load this module during the
graphical or text install (although I am now not sure that this driver
works on the latest Silicon Image card that I have).
> version: 2.0
> license: GPL
> description: low-level driver for Silicon Image SATA controller
> author: Jeff Garzik
> srcversion: E6A186ED1622E4AFCA35504
> alias: pci:v00001002d0000437Asv*sd*bc*sc*i*
> alias: pci:v00001002d00004379sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
> alias: pci:v00001002d0000436Esv*sd*bc*sc*i*
> alias: pci:v00001095d00003114sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
> alias: pci:v00001095d00003512sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
> alias: pci:v00001095d00000240sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
> alias: pci:v00001095d00003112sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
> depends: libata
> vermagic: 2.6.19-1.2911.6.5.fc6 SMP mod_unload 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS
> parm: slow_down:Sledgehammer used to work around random
> problems, by limiting commands to 15 sectors (0=off, 1=on) (int)
>
I will try the parm "slow_down" from my SuSE disk 'cause at this point,
I cannot get FC-6 to provide a "list" of drivers.
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Tony Alfrey
tonyalfrey at earthlink.net
"I'd Rather Be Sailing"
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