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From: Theodore Tso <tytso@mit.edu>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add quirk to set AHCI mode on ICH boards
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On Fri, Nov 09, 2007 at 10:05:05PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> By forcing AHCI, your PATA devices will be inaccessible, in a common 
> configuration.  It also means shuffling users from one driver to another, 
> which induces breakage.
>
> I was speaking wishfully.  Real life intrudes, alas.

Not even as boot-time option?  I'm curious whether it might allow me
to use AHCI mode on a T60p laptop; right now I can't because in AHCI
mode the Ultrabay hard drive device becomes invisible to Linux
(although not to Windows, interestingly).  I'm currently travelling
and I don't carry the T60 around anymore, so I can't do the experiment
right this moment, but given that this would allow the T60 to take
advantage of ALPM if this works, it would be awfully tempting....

   	   	       	  	- Ted
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