Hi Phil, It seems no one noticed your question. I've CC'd linux-scsi, in case the experts have additional/better advice. On 05/09/2010 10:13 AM, Phil Reynolds wrote: > I have recently had cause to start using the eSATA port on my > motherboard, an Asus M3A79-T Deluxe, but have found that it is not in > AHCI mode and therefore not hotplug capable. There are no settings for > the Marvell 88SE6121 controller available, other than simply whether it > is enabled or not. > > I gather from reading elsewhere that the kernel can put this controller > into AHCI - I found a patch but found it was already present in the > kernel in Debian lenny's backports. It is their version 2.6.32-bpo.3 - > not entirely sure which exact source version this is built from. > However, this patch does not work on this motherboard - either that or I > have to make it active somehow, and the method of doing so is not obvious. [snip /] I have a similar chipset in my office server: 88SE6145. If yours can run in AHCI mode, you just need "ahci.marvell_enable=1" on your kernel command line, or "options ahci marvell_enable=1" in your modprobe.conf. (I have ahci built-in, and no initramfs, so I put the option in my grub.conf.) My Marvell chipset has both SATA and PATA ports... the PATA ports are non-functional when the ahci driver runs the chipset. Your mileage may vary. HTH, Phil Turmel -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
