Messages in this thread | | | From | "Charles Wilkins" <> | Subject | Fw: max number of ide controllers? | Date | Fri, 22 Dec 2000 14:30:46 -0500 |
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> > Charles Wilkins wrote: > > > > Is there a max number of ide controllers that linux-2.2.18 can > > support? >
Andrzej M. Krzysztofowicz says,
>"Linux supports up to 10 IDE channels, however channel numbers of PCI controllers seem to be assigned first."
Warren Young says, >"Kernel 2.2 is limited to 4 IDE controllers."
ok, so which is it kernel guys, 4 or 10 IDE controllers for the 2.2.x kernel?
> I know 2.4 supports a maximum of 10 controllers, but each controller has > to use a different I/O port. The standard ones are 0x1F0 and 0x170. > The mobo controllers you have probably are fixed to use the common I/O > ports. If the Promise controller can be set to use uncommon port > values, you'll be able to use 4 controllers.
you didn't read the other posts . . .
> The Creative card is probably a loss, because it's probably fixed at I/O > port 0x170 (second channel).
well, i know this SB32 card can operating on at least 3 different io ports . . .
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