linux-kernel - Re: sata_mv driver support for Marvell Hercules II controller in newer kernels

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.10.1002170825370.28940@uplift.swm.pp.se>
Date:	Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:27:39 +0100 (CET)
From:	Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike@....pp.se>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
cc:	The Government <the_g0vernment@...oo.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux IDE mailing list <linux-ide@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: sata_mv driver support for Marvell Hercules II controller in
 newer kernels

On Wed, 17 Feb 2010, Jeff Garzik wrote:

> On 02/16/2010 10:44 PM, The Government wrote:
>> Hey guys,
>> 
>> I'm using a Supermicro aoc-sat2-mv8, which is supposedly supported by the 
>> Linux kernel by "sata_mv" driver. Unfortunately, I've been unable to 
>> troubleshoot why newer distros (and thus kernels) are not detecting/using 
>> sata_mv for this card. I tried an (older) Slackware 12.1 install disk, that 
>> for some reason works by use of sata_mv (12.1 was released may 2008, when I 
>> think sata_mv was still beta). Anyhow, I've tried many newest releases from 
>> Slackware, Arch, etc - and it seems newer kernels do not properly recognize 
>> this card. I'm not sure what to make of the newer kernels saying "adaptec 
>> aacraid driver" is being used (an incorrectly detected driver?). Anyway, I 
>> was told this chipset had great linux support - does it still? Thanks a 
>> lot.
>> 
>> (please CC me for replies, thanks a lot)
>
> (cc linux-ide added)
>
> We need a lot more hard detail, such as lspci and dmesg output.

Hi,

the aoc-sat2-mv8 is properly recognised and used (sata_mv) in Ubuntu 10.04 
anyway (2.6.32) so it's not strictly a kernel issue.

-- 
Mikael Abrahamsson    email: swmike@....pp.se
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