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-rw-r--r--community/weblogs/ArneBab/tasks-for-the-hurd.mdwn1
-rw-r--r--community/weblogs/ArneBab/what_we_need.mdwn2
-rw-r--r--hurd/running/virtualbox.mdwn2
-rw-r--r--microkernel/mach/gnumach/hardware_compatibility_list.mdwn8
4 files changed, 6 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/community/weblogs/ArneBab/tasks-for-the-hurd.mdwn b/community/weblogs/ArneBab/tasks-for-the-hurd.mdwn
index bf6224b2..1f929116 100644
--- a/community/weblogs/ArneBab/tasks-for-the-hurd.mdwn
+++ b/community/weblogs/ArneBab/tasks-for-the-hurd.mdwn
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ Tasks for the Hurd
- Implement USB support, maybe using DDE or DDEkit -> prerequisite to system on USB.
- Add Wireless support, maybe via DDE.
- Add sound support via a sound translator.
-- Add SATA support.
- Stabilize Xorg, so it can run fast for days.
- Add PPPoE capablilities.
- Debug NFS for climm, w3m and git.
diff --git a/community/weblogs/ArneBab/what_we_need.mdwn b/community/weblogs/ArneBab/what_we_need.mdwn
index 4511eb64..465b3e3f 100644
--- a/community/weblogs/ArneBab/what_we_need.mdwn
+++ b/community/weblogs/ArneBab/what_we_need.mdwn
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ As soon as these issues are taken care of, the Hurd offers everything we need fo
- Wireless (5): Arne, ms, Carl Fredrik, Michael (netbook), antrik (notebook)
- Sound (4): ms, Carl Fredrik, Michael, antrik²
-- SATA (2): Michael, (Emilio)
+- SATA (2): Michael, (Emilio). Done.
- Tested for modern machines°¹ (2): Emilio, antrik (notebook)
- Stable Xorg° (2): Emilio, antrik
- PPPoE (2): Carl Fredrik, antrik²
diff --git a/hurd/running/virtualbox.mdwn b/hurd/running/virtualbox.mdwn
index f57fcbc3..7e7cb85d 100644
--- a/hurd/running/virtualbox.mdwn
+++ b/hurd/running/virtualbox.mdwn
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ License|/fdl]]."]]"""]]
# Installation
-The disk controller has to be configured as IDE. Neither SATA nor SCSI are
+The disk controller has to be configured as IDE or AHCI. Neither RAID nor SCSI are
supported.
The network controller should be configured as PCnet-PCI II or PCNet-FAST III
diff --git a/microkernel/mach/gnumach/hardware_compatibility_list.mdwn b/microkernel/mach/gnumach/hardware_compatibility_list.mdwn
index 3a4f560c..587178e9 100644
--- a/microkernel/mach/gnumach/hardware_compatibility_list.mdwn
+++ b/microkernel/mach/gnumach/hardware_compatibility_list.mdwn
@@ -71,17 +71,17 @@ e.g. drives with hundreds of GiB of storage space, see [[!GNU_Savannah_bug
## SATA
-SATA drives may work in compatibility mode.
+SATA drives can work in IDE compatibility mode or in AHCI mode.
This is how booting a [[GNU/Hurd_system|hurd]] will typically fail if GNU Mach
-couldn't connect to the hard disk, e.g., in a SATA system without IDE
+couldn't connect to the hard disk, e.g., in a SATA system without IDE or AHCI
compatibility mode:
start (hd0,3)/hurd/ext2fs.static: (hd0,3)/hurd/ext2fs.static
device:hd0s4: No such device or address
-There *may* be an option in the system's BIOS setup to configure enabling such
-a compatibility mode.
+There should be an option in the system's BIOS setup to configure enabling at
+least the AHCI compatibility mode.
# Device Drivers