Re: [9fans] sdkw - SATA drive detection broken (was ARM and u-boot)

[Steve Simon <steve@quintile.net>]

thanks for the info, i have a pi and audio for that is further up my list,
but i have just bought a t5325 on ebay so i will have a go at that
some time in the future - just one more for the todo list...


> On 13 Mar 2014, at 05:36, Alex Ivanov <gnidorah@p0n4ik.tk> wrote:
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> Steve Simon <steve <at> quintile.net> writes:
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>> I suspose I was thinking of audio, video, and SATA drivers
>> rather than a new kernel.
>> Does the SoC include the video device?
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> I would like to have full support for this device too, but it's
> an unpopular one, so there is a little chance that it will have
> a full port of anything besides the Linux anytime. It's better
> to go with Plan 9 @ Raspberry Pi now and in near future.
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> There is no audio driver for Kirkwook, but it shall be written
> universal for all devices. t5325 doesn't need any special
> handling, except the audio ports layout and an alc5621
> codec driver.
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> SoC doesn't include the video device. Instead, a rare PC card
> XGI VOLARI Z11 is plugged into PCI-E port. The platform
> knows nothing about it, so it must be POSTed by a driver,
> which is an odd hassle.
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> There are SATA drivers in 9atom (sdkw) and Inferno (devsata).
> Though, none of them work on my device, but this only
> because something blocks SATAHC from proper functioning.
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>> I suspose what I am really asking is "what doesn't work"
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> Well, the kmesg i've posted should give you an initial info.
> I have no possibility to test the stuff until i get local boot
> or will set a network/auth server for proper network boot.
> Ethernet works. USB controller got recognized. That's all.
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>> -Steve
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