[ltp] ICH6M legacy hotswap?
Jim Duchek
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:04:51 -0600
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Is it really the case that the chip simply won't go into AHCI in that case?
I would sincerely doubt that ONLY the BIOS can do something like that. Beg
IBM for a BIOS upgrade?
Jim
On 28/02/06, Shem Multinymous <multinymous@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 2/28/06, Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org> wrote:
> > To the best of my knowledge, there is no way to get an ICH6 into AHCI
> > mode if the BIOS has set it up in legacy mode.
>
> Yeah, I've just found Jeff's posts on that.
> It's a real shame, taking a perfectly good AHCI controller and using
> it in legacy mode... I hope someone finds a way to hack it out.
>
>
> > I wrote some code that
> > basically does what lt_hotswap does for SATA devices that worked fine o=
n
> > my ICH6 test machine (a Dell rather than a Thinkpad, but shouldn't
> > matter in this case), but it needs much more polish before it's
> > integratable.
>
> Eagerly awaited.
>
> Shem
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Is it really the case that the chip simply won't go into AHCI in that case?=
I would sincerely doubt that ONLY the BIOS can do something like tha=
t. Beg IBM for a BIOS upgrade?<br><br>Jim<br><br><br><div><span class=
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On 28/02/06, <b class=3D"gmail_sendername">Shem Multinymous</b> <<a href=
=3D"mailto:multinymous@gmail.com">multinymous@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</spa=
n><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204=
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On 2/28/06, Matthew Garrett <<a href=3D"mailto:mjg59@srcf.ucam.org">mjg5=
9@srcf.ucam.org</a>> wrote:<br>> To the best of my knowledge, there i=
s no way to get an ICH6 into AHCI<br>> mode if the BIOS has set it up in=
legacy mode.
<br><br>Yeah, I've just found Jeff's posts on that.<br>It's a real shame, t=
aking a perfectly good AHCI controller and using<br>it in legacy mode... I =
hope someone finds a way to hack it out.<br><br><br>> I wrote some code =
that
<br>> basically does what lt_hotswap does for SATA devices that worked f=
ine on<br>> my ICH6 test machine (a Dell rather than a Thinkpad, but sho=
uldn't<br>> matter in this case), but it needs much more polish before i=
t's
<br>> integratable.<br><br>Eagerly awaited.<br><br> Shem<br>-=
-<br>The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:<br><a href=3D"http://=
mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad">http://mailman.=
linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad
</a><br></blockquote></div><br>
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