Re: Broadcom SATA-II card support -- when?

[Matt Zagrabelny <mzagrabe@d.umn.edu>]

On Wed, 2005-10-26 at 19:28 -0400, David B van Balen wrote:
> Please CC me on replies, as I'm not subscribed to the list.
> 
> Does anyone know when the Broadcom SATA-II controller will have kernel support and, if it's already supported in 2.6.13, when there will be a Debian install image that includes it?
> 

$ grep -r -i broadcom /usr/src/linux-2.6.13.4
<snip>
/usr/src/linux-2.6.13.4/drivers/scsi/sata_svw.c: *  Broadcom chipset...
<snip>


$ cat /usr/src/linux-2.6.13.4/drivers/scsi/sata_svw.c
/*
 *  sata_svw.c - ServerWorks / Apple K2 SATA
 *
 *  Maintained by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org> and
 *                 Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
 *                  Please ALWAYS copy linux-ide@vger.kernel.org
 *                  on emails.
 *
 *  Copyright 2003 Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
 *
 *  Bits from Jeff Garzik, Copyright RedHat, Inc.
 *
 *  This driver probably works with non-Apple versions of the
 *  Broadcom chipset...
 *
<snip>

as to when there will be support in the debian installer? huh, you will
probably have to make your own installer or use someone else's custom
installer. there may be some other tricks out there too (like on the
link you provided), google and ye shall find.

-matt zagrabelny