SATA on Linux vs. WinXP WAS Help me to get rid of windows forever

[Taylor, ForrestX]

On Thu, 2004-04-29 at 04:20, Benjamin J. Weiss wrote:
> > >1) Is SATA support working now for either chipset on that motherboard?
> > >(Intel▒ ICH5/ICH5R Chipset)
> > >
> > Probably yes. Unless you want to use the raid functions. I have a Nvidia
> > based motherboard (sil 3112 chipset for SATA) and it works. I remmember
> > seeing something about the ICH5/5R chipset. On linuxquestions.org there
> > is a huge thread about linux+sata.. On one of the messages, someone say
> > that FC2T2 works with this chipset.. Maybe someone else on this list can
> > give a better answer about this.
> 
> I found a page on Intel's site that said that newer kernels support SATA 
> on the ICH5 chipset, but only in legacy mode:
> 
> http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/sb/cs-006312-prd40.htm
> 
> Whereas MSI (the manufacturer of the motherboard I've got on order) states 
> that WinXP can do SATA in Native mode.  
> 
> 1) Is there any advantage to running in Native mode? (IOW, is it worth it 
> to purchase WinXP?)
> 
> 2) Does anybody know if Native mode support is coming to linux?

Enhanced SATA (not Legacy) already works in Fedora Core and RHL 8,0/9
with newer kernels.  I had to install RHL 8.0 in Legacy mode, then I
could upgrade the kernel and use Enhanced mode.

I think that the Legacy in BIOS bit was a part of another solution.

Forrest