"Scot L. Harris" <webid@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> As to SATA I don't have as much experience but the thing to
> look for is the specific chip set used.
The only issue you might have will be device assignment.
If the distribution/kernel uses an ATA driver, it will be hd.
If the distribution/kernel uses a SCSI block driver, it will
be sd.
ATA is a single driver build (even if different files).
SCSI is a subsystem (typically a module) with support modules
for the host controller (3w-xxxx, aic7xxx, nv_sata, etc...)
and host devices (sd, sr, etc... modules).
In a nutshell ...
Many distro/kernels are using the SCSI subsystem for SATA
until the changes are merged into the kernel main ATA's code.
tree This could have an effect when upgrading and/or
changing chispets if a driver is merged into the standard ATA
code tree.
[ SIDE NOTE: This isn't just a Linux approach, as other
vendors often use the modular SCSI subsystem to support
various ATA devices that are not in the OS' ATA codebase. ]
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