> > Sure - but if ata_generic is already compiled in or already loaded ? > > Well, what if pata_acpi is already compiled in or already loaded? Or Yes I am aware that one also has problems but unlike IDER I don't see a cure. > what if ata_piix is already compiled in or already loaded but ahci is > not for an ich6 controller? We have priorities in the drivers, if the > user/admin wants to use the lower priority ones that much, he/she > shall. This isn't an issue. There's no way to hotplug intel IDEs > anyway. The PIIX4 in the IBM docking stations is hot plug - and its why I also have to check 0x40 and write it if zero. So the case exists. Alan -- 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