On Thu, 2009-07-02 at 23:37 +0200, Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko wrote: > > Floppies can be supported via int 13 even if the ATA module is in use. > > Or we can use int 40 to be extra safe. > > > Is int 40 a hardware interrupt? If so additional advantage of > implementing it would be coreboot support
No, int 40 is a software interrupt. It's the same as int 13, but only for floppies. It won't work without BIOS. > >> > We also > >> > need AHCI support. > >> > > >> Isn't it already the case? > > > > I don't see it. > > > I guess you need to test it with ata.mod - perhaps it works I tested it on a system with Intel SATA controller (Dell Inspiron 1420) and it didn't work at all. The drive cannot be read in AHCI mode. When testing in compatibility SATA mode, the drive is seen correctly. -- Regards, Pavel Roskin _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
