[Debian-eeepc-devel] What kernel driver should we be using for the disk? AHCI?

[Damyan Ivanov]

-=| Valtteri Vuorikoski, Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 09:37:02PM +0300 |=-
> "Phil Endecott" <spam_from_debian_eee at chezphil.org> writes:
> 
> > Apparently, this chip is capable of two modes of operation: legacy and 
> > AHCI.  The BIOS can set the mode, and its PCI ID will change in 
> > response.  I see the legacy-mode PCI ID 8086:27c4.  The AHCI-mode PCI 
> > ID is 8086:27c5.  My BIOS doesn't give me any way to change this 
> > (unless I'm being very blind).  What do other people see?  Clearly 
> > Arjan's machine has this chip in AHCI mode.  Maybe someone with a 901 
> > with a newer BIOS (mine is 1101) can comment.
> 
> Legacy mode on bios 1301. I see 1603 came out a few days ago, someone
> posted a changelog but nothing related to this was mentioned.

1603 here, 27c4 :(  No setting in the BIOS.

Could it be that they used some 'force' in the kernel driver?

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