> Actually, I think that it is ata_piix. I am attaching my working > 2.6.11.5 kernel config and the output of lsmod. I am not using an > initrd image. However, if I modprobe ata_piix and sd_mod, the > installer still does not find the hard drive. I don't find any > entries in /dev/scsi either. It does not help to modprobe all of the > other sata_* modules either.
So, loading ata_piix should be the Right Way for discover when finding your SATA chipset but what you say it that this is not enough with the D-I kernel, right ? So, this problem is dual: -discover needs to load the correct module : easy to fix in pci.lst -the kernel module must properly handle your hardware : not easy to fix if this fails with the current 2.6.8-2 kernel we have in D-I For everyone reading this : is this the correct conclusion?
