Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 152627
sata_sil missing PCI IDs for ATI SATA controller
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:07:06 EST
Description of problem: The sata_sil driver in RHEL 3 U4 is missing the PCI IDs to work on an ATI SATA controller (seen on an ATI Radeon Xpress 200 based motherboard) The PCI IDs were added to the upstream libata driver in 2.6 in January 2005. Here is the relevant patch: http://linus.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.5/cset@41e4b5df5jSP3VOlsSO6pnMqEBX79A Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): The current RHEL3 update kernel (2.4.21-27.0.2.EL) has an older version of libata which is missing these PCI IDs. How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. try to install RHEL3 on a machine with ATI SATA controller Actual results: disk controller is not detected Expected results: The SATA controller on my motherboard works properly when these PCI IDs are added to drivers/scsi/sata_sil.c and you rebuild the module. I confirmed this by building my own driver update disk and doing a RHEL3 install. Everything worked properly. Additional info: Please add these PCI IDs to future RHEL3 kernels, and update the RHEL3 boot image (the 'pcitable' file) so that the install disc detects the hardware properly and loads the sata_sil driver. I assume if you merge in the latest libata code in the next RHEL3 kernel that this issue will take care of itself. (assuming you also update the boot disc so that the installer recognizes the PCI IDs) The PCI IDs in question are: (in 'pcitable' format) 0x1002 0x436e "sata_sil" "ATI|IXP300 SATA" 0x1002 0x4379 "sata_sil" "ATI|IXP400 SATA" Thanks, Chris Wing wingc@engin.umich.edu
A fix for this problem was committed to the RHEL3 U5 patch pool on 14-Feb-2005 (in kernel version 2.4.21-27.13.EL). Feel free to verify this with the latest U5 beta kernel (2.4.21-31.EL) from the RHN beta channel.
Confirmed that this works properly with the latest U5 beta kernel (2.4.21-31.EL). I also checked the latest boot.iso and confirmed that the installer recognizes the PCI IDs and loads the sata_sil driver. Sorry, I didn't know that you could actually try out the beta code in the RHN channel. Thanks! -wingc@engin.umich.edu
Thanks for the verification. I'm reverting the state of this bug to MODIFIED until U5 is officially released, at which point the Errata System will automatically close this bug.
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on the solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-294.html