From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.3)
In-Reply-To: <521941df84255faec2c2cba4f97dbc97@coraid.com>
References: <521941df84255faec2c2cba4f97dbc97@coraid.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed
Message-Id: <63DFF510-D9DC-483C-99FD-0693890971EF@telus.net>
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
From: Paul Lalonde <plalonde@telus.net>
Subject: Re: [9fans] ICH7
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 14:01:44 -0700
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Topicbox-Message-UUID: 6315f32c-ead2-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

Woot.  I'm starting to really like Coraid :-)

Now the real question:  How do we get Coraid interested in USB 2.0  
drivers? ;-)

Paul

On May 10, 2007, at 1:53 PM, erik quanstrom wrote:

> 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

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (Darwin)

iD8DBQFGQ4g4pJeHo/Fbu1wRAoJ3AKDLabXB1dxOH4WMgoMPGEBtDyeaJACgvaVU
3aO67vD34xG52M6qWyHR394=
=kFZ9
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----