From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263526AbTLBFhS (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Dec 2003 00:37:18 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264284AbTLBFhS (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Dec 2003 00:37:18 -0500 Received: from dci.doncaster.on.ca ([66.11.168.194]:8595 "EHLO smtp.istop.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263526AbTLBFhR (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Dec 2003 00:37:17 -0500 To: Erik Steffl Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: libata in 2.4.24? References: <3FCB8312.3050703@rackable.com> <87fzg4ckej.fsf@stark.dyndns.tv> <3FCBB15F.7050505@rackable.com> <3FCBB9F1.2080300@bigfoot.com> In-Reply-To: <3FCBB9F1.2080300@bigfoot.com> From: Greg Stark Organization: The Emacs Conspiracy; member since 1992 Date: 02 Dec 2003 00:36:19 -0500 Message-ID: <87n0abbx2k.fsf@stark.dyndns.tv> User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Erik Steffl writes: > not for drives >133GB (I have intel D865PERL mb and 250GB matrox, it doesn't > work without SCSI_ATA (at all), it cannot read/write above 133GB without libata > patches) My ICH5 was happily using my brand new 200GB SATA maxtor drive, at least up until last Friday when it crashed. Grumble, a brand new drive. I guess what I'm looking for is the "FAQ" or "README" file that most projects have. What are the advantages of using the libata patch vs the stock drivers and vice versa? What are the differences between the two? -- greg