IDE chipsets and hdd hotswap

[Bari Ari]

Jeremy Jackson wrote:

> So I'm asking on the LinuxBIOS list since IDE chip initialization has 
> surely been dealt with.  Can anyone give me the name of chipsets which 
> they have gotten going with UltraDMA and LinuxBIOS?
>
> The second issue is the ability to tri-state off the bus, but I can 
> find that info elsewhere (ie kernel source)  The hdparm utility/kernel 
> driver has the beginnings of this support.
>
> I know that the Promise PCI card controllers have a bios which 
> probably contains hidden magic, perhaps another off-board card can be 
> found.

Are you looking for chipsets with integrated IDE controllers that 
support UDMA or just PCI based IDE controller IC's that support UDMA and 
can tri-state the IDE lines?

-Bari