Subject: Re: Playing with SATA NCQ
From: Erik Slagter <erik@slagter.name>
To: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-ide@vger.kernel.org,
       Jens Axboe <axboe@suse.de>
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Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 20:10:51 +0200
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On Sun, 2005-05-29 at 14:01 -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Erik Slagter wrote:
> > I guess the only way to have, for example the ICH6, not using legacy
> > IRQ/ports, is to switch it to AHCI, which only the BIOS can do (if
> > implemented).
> 
> "native mode" is where PATA and/or SATA PCI device is programmed into 
> full PCI mode -- PCI BARs, PCI irq, etc.  Some BIOSen allow you to 
> enable mode, which disables all use of legacy IRQ/ports.
> 
> Also, ICH6 silicon does not support AHCI, only ICH6-R and ICH6-M.

So, I do have this laptop with ICH6-M, is there a way to get it in
"native" mode without having to enable AHCI mode (can't do that, the
BIOS doesn't allow it)? I still think still using IRQ14/15 etc. is
silly ;-)
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