Re: UDMA 5

Mark Hahn (hahn@physics.mcmaster.ca)
Mon, 13 Aug 2001 02:20:50 +0000 (GMT)


> Where is kernel development with respect to ATA 100
> IDE drives?

they have worked fine for a long time.

> The only param idebus=xx takes is 66... are
> there plans to go to 100?

that's not what the switch means. instead, it gives the base clock
for the controller, which should normally be 33. it does *not* tell
the controller to run the *channel* at 100; in fact, idebus=66
should result in *halving* the performance of your disks...

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