Re: [9fans] ICH7

[Uriel <uriel99@gmail.com>]

There are USB 2.0 drivers in the works, just not publicly released, as usual.

uriel

On 5/10/07, Paul Lalonde <plalonde@telus.net> wrote:
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> Woot.  I'm starting to really like Coraid :-)
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> Now the real question:  How do we get Coraid interested in USB 2.0
> drivers? ;-)
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> Paul
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> On May 10, 2007, at 1:53 PM, erik quanstrom wrote:
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> > coraid is pleased to release an intel ahci driver for the
> > 63xxesb chipset.  it's available at /n/sources/patch/sd63xxesb.
> >
> > this driver supports hotplugging including suprise removal
> > for all 6 ports.  in phoenixbios you need to enable sata and
> > enhanced mode but do not need to enable ahci.  your bios
> > may vary.
> >
> > the 63xxesb hardware appears to perform well.  with samsung
> > spinpoint drives, i was able to exceed 80MB/s read with little
> > system load.
> >
> > the driver also has atapi support code, but this is untested except
> > by sata analyzer.  (i don't have a sata cdrom.)
> >
> > i believe the varients of ich7/ich9 which support ahci should
> > also be supported if you add the did for the device in question.
> > i did add did 0x27c[45] for the 82801g[bh]m (ich7) controller.
> > this device is untested.
> >
> > - erik
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