https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=244502 ------- Comment #13 from teheo@novell.com 2007-02-26 22:43 MST ------- 2 - I'm not familiar how a device gets to be officially supported but AFAIK it pretty much requires enterprise customer needs and good documentation. 3 - Usually called datasheets or programming manual. Describes how registers are laid out and how they should be programmed. Some vendors choose to open docs completely while others release them only under NDAs while some never release any doc whatsoever. Maybe some of linux developers have access to HPT docs. I'll ask around. 4 - Hmmmm... After booting, BIOS shouldn't matter. You should be able to use full 298GB if the controller silicon can do LBA48. Yeah, I agree that having good support for low-end controllers is important for desktops. But those parts are usually buggy, weird, poorly documented and manufacturers either don't have or are not willing to invest resource into linux support, so it's pretty difficult task. I just got my hpt 133, I'll try to report back soonish but expect some delay. Thanks. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.