[PATCH] option to re-enable aggressive ATA probing

[Graham Menhennitt]

Tim Howe wrote:
> Tim Howe <tim.howe at celebrityresorts.com> writes:
>
>   
>> ata0-master: stat=0xd0 err=0xd0 lsb=0xd0 msb=0xd0
>>     
>
> This turned out to be the key.
>
> Version 1.51 of ata-lowlevel.c added a check for stat0/1, err, lsb, and
> msb being identical.  If they are, it aborts the probe.  The attached
>   
See also PR kern/79332 where I reported a similar problem and a fix. My 
patch has not been acted upon, but the problem no longer seems to exist 
in 6.0 beta 3.

Cheers,
    Graham Menhennitt