Tyan K8SE (S2892) / nForce Pro Experiences

[feizhou at graffiti.net (Feizhou)]

> You _can_ boot/install on the chipset with the FC2+/RHEL4 installer
> without issue.  You do _not_ need to load the nForce drivers at all!
> They only contain the _legacy_ OSS (pre-ALSA) sound driver and
> the "nvnet" which really isn't needed with current "forcedeth" quality.
> This _includes_ SATA drives on the SATA channels that use the
> "nv_sata" driver, which is in the stock kernel now.

NCQ support recently started getting some attention in libata. Is this 
nv_sata driver part of the libata or is it separate from libata?

Would you have any information on whether NCQ support in drivers for 
Nforce4 NCQ capable SATA controllers are on their way?