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Diffstat (limited to 'faq')
| -rw-r--r-- | faq/sata_disk_drives.mdwn | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | faq/still_useful.mdwn | 3 |
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/faq/sata_disk_drives.mdwn b/faq/sata_disk_drives.mdwn index 70560f12..4864e35b 100644 --- a/faq/sata_disk_drives.mdwn +++ b/faq/sata_disk_drives.mdwn @@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] [[!meta title="Are SATA disk drives supported?"]] -GNU Mach does not support SATA disk drives (`/dev/sda` etc. in GNU/Linux) -natively, so using `device:sd0s1` will not work, as sd* devices are for SCSI -drives only. -The only way to get those drives to work is to put them into compatibility mode -in the BIOS, if such an option exists. GNU Mach will then recognize them as hda etc. +Until recently, GNU Mach did not support SATA disk drives (`/dev/sda` etc. in GNU/Linux) natively, the only way to get those drives to work used to be to put them into compatibility mode in the BIOS, if such an option exists. GNU Mach will then recognize them as hd etc. + +An AHCI driver has been added on 10th May 2013, which should bring support for a wide range of SATA controlers. Please however make sure to configure the BIOS in AHCI mode (as opposed to RAID mode). diff --git a/faq/still_useful.mdwn b/faq/still_useful.mdwn index 60149a2b..8d7e3f28 100644 --- a/faq/still_useful.mdwn +++ b/faq/still_useful.mdwn @@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ develop custom replacements for them. Users will be able to write and use their own file systems, their own `exec' servers, or their own network protocols if they like, all without disturbing other users. +A [[series of interesting examples|hurd/documentation/translator_primer]] is +available. + The Linux kernel has now been modified to allow user-level file systems, so there is proof that people will actually use features such as these. It will be much easier to do under the Hurd, however, |