> > Since you don't do a reset is it not sufficient to check word93 on the > > Ah, you mean to identify a SATA drive? Need to try this... That is the basic approach libata uses, and I've been runnin for a while with patches to actually pick this case up and flip the cable type as well. PATA controller/SATA drive rather gives away the presence of a bridge, although which end is one thing I've yet to work out a way to probe > > initial identify scan in PIO. Or if you do a reset the signature. > > Hm, the taskfile signature, you mean?.. Yes because that is if I remember rightly also different for a SATA device - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html