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Subject: Re: libata in 2.4.24?
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On Mon, 2003-12-01 at 21:12, Greg Stark wrote:
> 
> Samuel Flory <sflory@rackable.com> writes:
> 
> >    It's getting harder to find a newly released motherboard without onboard
> > sata.  Not having  libata support means that anyone running 2.4 unpatched will
> > be unable to use such systems.
> 
> My motherboard has a SATA controller and I'm using it in non-legacy mode with
> 2.4.23. What is this libata thing I'm supposed to be needing?

It depends which sata controller it is whether it works. SOme do some
dont...

Justin