[ltp] libata PATA drivers on ThinkPad T42
azazello
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:39:44 -0400
Joerg Platte wrote:
> Does that mean that you don't need hacks like lt_hotswap to be able to
> exchange the DVD-Rom and harddisks without losing DMA access?
Yep, that's what I've been able to do.
All the details are in the Thinkpad Wiki, it has the acpi event scripts
for insert and eject and all the instructions, and even HAL rules to
make the disk look like removable media, check it out!
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_hotswap_UltraBay_devices#When_using_the_ata_piix_driver
-az