Re: nv-pv2 (Was: I give up)

On 18Jan, 2009, at 12:00 , Conrad J. Sabatier wrote:

> On Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:38:46 -0600
> "Conrad J. Sabatier" <conrads_at_cox.net> wrote:
>
>> OK, I took Soren's advice and modified the device ID in one of the
>> patches he had originally sent me.  The SATA controller is now being
>> recognized, as well as the hard drive, but still no CD/DVD.
>>
>> What else do I need to do to complete this remedy?  I've included my
>> modifications to Soren's original patches below.
>>
>> Thank you, and sorry for the long lag in following up on this issue.
>>
>> Conrad
> I should hqve included the output of "ataconf list":
>
> # atacontrol list
> ATA channel 2:   (this is the internal hard drive)
>    Master:  ad4 <Hitachi HDS721075KLA330/GK8OA87A> Serial ATA II
>    Slave:       no device present
> ATA channel 3:
>    Master:      no device present
>    Slave:       no device present
> ATA channel 4:
>    Master:      no device present
>    Slave:       no device present
> ATA channel 5:
>    Master:      no device present
>    Slave:       no device present
> ATA channel 6:
>    Master:      no device present
>    Slave:       no device present
> ATA channel 7:
>    Master:      no device present
>    Slave:       no device present
>
> So where the heck is my CD/DVD connected to?  This is one of the most
> bizarre problems I've ever encountered.  Pciconf, camcontrol both turn
> up equally blank info.  I'm quite at a loss here.

If the optical device is SATA it might not be detected, the code for  
SATA ATAPI is still fragile.
If its PATA it should be detected..

>
>
> And what could be the reason for no ATA channels 0 or 1 showing up?

Those two devices are reserved for the legacy ports.

-Søren