Re: Need IDE Taskfile Access

[Alan Cox]

> I'm working with a group of people in an effort to get Linux running on the
> XBox.  The XBox uses a set of security PIO commands to restrict access to
> the IDE drive, requiring a 32 byte password to be delivered before sector
> access is allowed.  As far as I can tell from my investigations and from
> earlier discussions with Andre there is currently no way to issue this
> command.  If I'm wrong in my estimation just let me know how, otherwise I
> simply wish add my voice to the (albeit small) outcry for supporting the
> entire ATA spec.

That would I suspect be something for the kerneli patch.