RE: IDE PIIX vs libata piix with software raid

2005-07-20 Thread David Lewis
>> My question is, what is the recommended driver to use for the PATA >>channel? > >If you're just using hard drives, there should be no problem using >libata for both PATA and SATA. > >However, in general, the IDE driver (CONFIG_IDE) is recommended for PATA. > > Jeff I took Jeff's suggesti

Re: IDE PIIX vs libata piix with software raid

2005-07-20 Thread Jeff Garzik
David Lewis wrote: Greetings, I am developing a system using the Intel SE7520BD2 motherboard. It has an ICH5 with two SATA ports and one PATA channel. I am able to drive the PATA channel with either the normal PIIX IDE driver or the libata driver which I am using for the SATA ports. Ultimately a