Re: Adding ad[4-6]s* to default devices

[Bill Hacker <wbh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chris Turner wrote:
> Any thoughts?
>
> More systems are coming out with 2 controllers - a PATA and a SATA,
> and as a result there might be more users using ad4 and so on..

Three or more is becoming more common now.

- legacy IDE / PATA in bridge chipset - vanilla as to (emulated) bus, addr, etc.

- SATA in bridge chipset - not all identical, but converging.

- second SATA in discrete IC - depends on maker.

Ex: recent 'commodity' Asus & Gigabyte when 6 or 8 SATA / e-SATA are furnished.

Not to mention add-in supplemental controllers....


> I know there's the MAKEDEV.local hook, just thought I'd mention it since
> I keep having having to remember to MAKEDEV on some my systems after
> installing them. If OK I'll probably go ahead and make the change.
>
> Thanks,
> - Chris

No manual step needed 'ere on either of those cited, nor on older MB with one or 
more added PCI bus controllers.

Whatever DFLY used JFW'ed for me.

BIOS / PnP / ACPI / AHCI differences, perhaps?

Bill