On Dec 17, 7:56 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (erik quanstrom) wrote: > > I modified sdata.c. Added the device id, which was 27c1. I can provide > > the whole pci output from Solaris. Its rather long. Then the kernel > > seemed to recognize it once i added the id. I'll look at the other > > file. > > is this a sata or pata disk? > > if this is a sata disk, i believe this chipset is already supported in ahci > mode. > we have machines around here with the same south bridge. > > to enable ahci mode in bios, generally one needs to change the sata mode > to enhanced and, for this particular chipset, i believe it's necessary to > enable > ahci mode. for the esb chipsets enabling ahci mode is not necessary. > when you enable ahci, you should have a second device show up that starts > 0x27cx. > > - erik
Well 9load seemed to recognize it from the get go. The kernel however did not. I added the device ID, which after many hours turned out to be 27C0 not 27C1, and it recognized the hard drive, i think. The kernel prints a message detailing the sata port. 9load says its #S/ sdE0, but when I try to tell the kernel the root fs is local!#/sdE0! fossil the kernel panics because it can't connect to the given server. Any ideas? Bob
