Ata generic

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Generic ATA Driver

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Hardware Support

This driver supports any SFF compliant BIOS configured ATA interface. By default it is used for a variety of devices that have no native driver (and documentation) as well as some devices where no further support is neccessary or desirable.

These are

  • PC Tech Samurai
  • Holtek 6565
  • UMC 8673F
  • UMC 8886A
  • UMC 8888BF
  • HiNT VXPro II
  • VIA 82C561
  • Opti 82C558
  • Cenatek ATA RAM Disk
  • Toshiba Piccolo series

Modes Supported

PIO and DMA modes as selected by the BIOS. BIOS choice of PIO or DMA is respected so the BIOS options should be correctly set.

Limitations

No mode change down.

Known Problems

None

Module Options

all_generic_ide: Set this and the module will drive any unbound devices that are or look SFF compliant.

This option is intended as a "last resort" when no other driver supports the controller.