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diff --git a/Documentation/ide.txt b/Documentation/ide.txt index 82349f5cd3d..3bb9f9c9861 100644 --- a/Documentation/ide.txt +++ b/Documentation/ide.txt @@ -294,13 +294,8 @@ The following are valid ONLY on ide0, which usually corresponds to the first ATA interface found on the particular host, and the defaults for the base,ctl ports must not be altered. - "ide0=dtc2278" : probe/support DTC2278 interface - "ide0=ht6560b" : probe/support HT6560B interface "ide0=cmd640_vlb" : *REQUIRED* for VLB cards with the CMD640 chip (not for PCI -- automatically detected) - "ide0=qd65xx" : probe/support qd65xx interface - "ide0=ali14xx" : probe/support ali14xx chipsets (ALI M1439/M1443/M1445) - "ide0=umc8672" : probe/support umc8672 chipsets "ide=doubler" : probe/support IDE doublers on Amiga @@ -308,6 +303,15 @@ There may be more options than shown -- use the source, Luke! Everything else is rejected with a "BAD OPTION" message. +For legacy IDE VLB host drivers (ali14xx/dtc2278/ht6560b/qd65xx/umc8672) +you need to explicitly enable probing by using "probe" kernel parameter, +i.e. to enable probing for ALI M14xx chipsets (ali14xx host driver) use: + +* "ali14xx.probe" boot option when ali14xx driver is built-in the kernel + +* "probe" module parameter when ali14xx driver is compiled as module + ("modprobe ali14xx probe") + ================================================================================ IDE ATAPI streaming tape driver |