[clue] [tech] linux driver for old IDE chipset?

[Collins Richey]

On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 3:14 PM, Jim Ockers <ockers at ockers.net> wrote:
> Hi CLUEbies,
>
> It is unusual for something like this to stump me but I just can't seem to
> figure out how it is supposed to work.  I have a Linux system with the
> following IDE controller:
>
. . .

> This is a STPC Atlas IDE from STMicroelectronics (formerly SGS Thomson
> Microelectronics).  It is PCI id 104a:0228.
>
> The Linux driver used for this apparently doesn't allow or support DMA, I
> think.  I really need to turn DMA on.

Maybe I'm missing something, but ... if the device (???) and driver
(for sure) doesn't support DMA, aren't you flirting with disaster if
you somehow manage to enable DMA?

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Collins Richey
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