Using PCMCIA ATA adaptor

M. Warner Losh imp at bsdimp.com
Tue Jan 4 06:32:38 GMT 2005


In message: <Pine.BSI.4.61.0501041440180.12968 at dave.horsfall.org>
            Dave Horsfall <dave at horsfall.org> writes:
: On Mon, 3 Jan 2005, M. Warner Losh wrote:
: 
: > : ata2: <PC CARD MANUFACTURER PCMCIA ATA/ATAPI Adapter> at port 0x180-0x187,0x386-0x387 irq 11 function 0 config 37 on pccard0
: > 
: > Is the drive master or slave?
: 
: Master.  I'm starting to think that although it claims to be an ATA 
: adaptor, it will only recognise Kingston-brand disks (it was designed to 
: clone smaller disks to a bigger Kingston drive as an upgrade).
: 
: Kingston have verified the driver only works with their disks, so it's not 
: beyond the realms of possibility that the adaptor will as well.  I should 
: dig out the old disk and try it (if it still works).

Please do.  I have a simple one of these things as well, but it works
for me.  I wonder if the altio stuff is being setup right for you...

Warner


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