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Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 05:47:55 -0400
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: PROBLEM: 2.4.21 ICH5 SATA related hang during boot
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Jeff Mock wrote:
> Wow, that's great, it works really well.  I'm doing a software raid-0
> across the two sata drives, I've been stressing it all afternoon with
> no problems.

Thanks!

I've been meaning to convert my main SATA test box over to softraid-0 
running ext2.  Man, I bet that thing will go fast...


> To see the CONFIG_SCSI_ATA_* options during configuration I had to set
> CONFIG_SCSI=y  (I had it set to CONFIG_SCSI=m previously.)  Also, if
> you want to boot from the SATA drives you should also set
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y, or maybe load the module from initrd.

Yep, good point.

FWIW, loading the module(s) from initrd works too.


> I enjoy having the drives called /dev/sd[ab], it makes me feel like I
> paid more money for them.

chuckle.

	Jeff


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