Bug#302988: IBM Thinkpad T43 hardware detection incomplete

[Christian Perrier <bubulle@debian.org>]

> Actually, I think that it is ata_piix.  I am attaching my working
> 2.6.11.5 kernel config and the output of lsmod.  I am not using an
> initrd image.  However, if I modprobe ata_piix and sd_mod, the
> installer still does not find the hard drive.  I don't find any
> entries in /dev/scsi either.  It does not help to modprobe all of the
> other sata_* modules either.


So, loading ata_piix should be the Right Way for discover when finding
your SATA chipset but what you say it that this is not enough with the
D-I kernel, right ?

So, this problem is dual:

-discover needs to load the correct module : easy to fix in pci.lst

-the kernel module must properly handle your hardware : not easy to
 fix if this fails with the current 2.6.8-2 kernel we have in D-I

For everyone reading this : is this the correct conclusion?