Package: linux-image-2.6-686 Version: 2.6.32+28 Severity: important ICH6 sata controller could be managed by both ata_piix and ahci module but only ahci module handle hotplug. At boot time, when ata_piix is loaded before ahci module, it takes control of the ICH6 controller and the ahci module does'nt manage nothing. Because ata_piix also manage ICH6 sata controller, hard drives are managed, but because ata_piix module is used in place of ahci module, because ahci module is'nt used, hotplug (and other ahci functionnalities indeed) does'nt works.
On both Lenny and Squeeze linux kernels I've the two modules (ahci and ata_piix) loaded, but on Lenny this is the fully functionnal ahci module which is use, and on Squeeze this is the limited ata_piix module which is used. here the lspci -vv on Lenny and Squeeze : # lspci -vv -s 00:1f.2 | tee lspci-lenny 00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801FR/FRW (ICH6R/ICH6RW) SATA Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0]) Subsystem: Super Micro Computer Inc Device 6280 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0 Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 19 Region 0: I/O ports at e900 [size=8] Region 1: I/O ports at ea00 [size=4] Region 2: I/O ports at eb00 [size=8] Region 3: I/O ports at ec00 [size=4] Region 4: I/O ports at ed00 [size=16] Region 5: Memory at d03c3000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Kernel driver in use: ahci Kernel modules: ahci, ata_piix # lspci -vv -s 00:1f.2 | tee lspci-squeeze 00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801FR/FRW (ICH6R/ICH6RW) SATA Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0]) Subsystem: Super Micro Computer Inc Device 6280 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0 Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 19 Region 0: I/O ports at e900 [size=8] Region 1: I/O ports at ea00 [size=4] Region 2: I/O ports at eb00 [size=8] Region 3: I/O ports at ec00 [size=4] Region 4: I/O ports at ed00 [size=16] Region 5: Memory at d03c3000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold-) Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Kernel driver in use: ata_piix you can see the problem : # diff lspci-lenny lspci-squeeze 16,18c16,17 < Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- < Kernel driver in use: ahci < Kernel modules: ahci, ata_piix --- > Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- > Kernel driver in use: ata_piix I can't blacklist ata_piix module, because is needed for IDE drives (like CD drive) The solution is to load ahci module before ata_piix module, then we can have SATA drives managed by ahci module and IDE drives managed by ata_piix module. You can read more of my investigations on Debian User Forums : http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=55727 I don't know if it's the good place to report this bug, I've tested the Lenny kernel on Squeeze distro then I've the problem and tested a Lenny kernel on a Lenny distro then I hav'nt the problem. The problem comes when any linux kernel is used on a Squeeze distro, it's kernel related, and I'vent found better place to report it. -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=fr_FR.utf8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages linux-image-2.6-686 depends on: ii linux-image-2.6.32-5-686 2.6.32-23 Linux 2.6.32 for modern PCs linux-image-2.6-686 recommends no packages. linux-image-2.6-686 suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100929165034.21331.69639.report...@albatros.savanenet