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Bug#666506: IDE devices are not recognized, so system is not bootable from an IDE hard disk ("IDE support disabled")



On Sat, 2012-03-31 at 20:56 -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> tags 666506 + patch moreinfo
> quit
> 
> Fernando Cerezal wrote:
> 
> > Actually, my devices, a hard disk and a dvd reader are not
> recognized.
> 
> Ah!  Ok, let's see.
> 
> | 04:05.0 IDE interface [0101]: Integrated Technology Express, Inc.
> IT8213 IDE Controller [1283:8213] (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])
[...]
> --- debian/changelog    (revision 18896)
> +++ debian/changelog    (working copy)
> @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
> +linux-2.6 (3.2.13-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
> +
> +  * Enable PATA_IT8213 as module (Closes: #666506)
> +
> + -- Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>  Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:43:41 -0500
> +
>  linux-2.6 (3.2.13-1) unstable; urgency=low
>  
>    * New upstream stable update:
[...]

Somehow I thought this was an old chip and didn't have a libata driver.
However it is still apparently available, has been used on some recent
motherboards, and obviously does have this new driver available.  So
this is a proper change, whether or not the driver works for Fernando.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
I'm always amazed by the number of people who take up solipsism because
they heard someone else explain it. - E*Borg on alt.fan.pratchett

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