Re: [9fans] Nvidia video driver

[jmk@plan9.bell-labs.com]

[I tried replying to the originator by mail but there appears to be no
 'nextabit.com' registered].


I posted this to 9fans last week:


	From cse.psu.edu!9fans-admin Wed Apr 18 13:08:25 EDT 2001
	From: jmk@plan9.bell-labs.com
	To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
	Subject: Re: [9fans] Nvidia video driver
	Sender: 9fans-admin@cse.psu.edu
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	Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 13:07:11 -0400

	On Wed Apr 18 12:59:29 EDT 2001, reggreen@ne.mediaone.net wrote:
	> Do any one do the same yet with Plan9
	> or must I place boot drive as a Master on
	> the IDE controller of the motherboard.

	There is a list of PCI controllers in the ATA driver which
	Plan 9 will accept, otherwise it will ignore the controller.
	Since you have an ATA100 controller it's unlikely it is in
	the list, so yes, you need to put the discs on the legacy
	controller on the motherboard. Once you have it installed,
	you can try adding the PCI controller to the driver.

If you can identify which controller you have, either by name or
better still by PCI vendor and device ID (sometime comes up on the
BIOS splash screen) I can try to find if it has any quirks and add
it. Alternatively, I can relax the conditions such that all ATA
controllers are acceptable but with restricted features available
if not on the list, e.g. no DMA.

--jim