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From: "Matthew Emmerton" <matt@gsicomp.on.ca>
To: "Mark Jacobs" <jacobsm@gate.net>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
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Subject: Re: Serial ATA support in FreeBSD
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 20:42:00 -0500
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> Received no responses the first time, so am trying again.
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> I am in the process of building a new system and was looking at
> using the new Seagate Barracuda Serial ATA drives.
> Does FreeBSD 4.x, or 5.x support SATA?
> Mark Jacobs

If FreeBSD can detect the SATA controller, then I imagine it would support
it just fine, since the same command set is used on the software side.

Are you offering to donate a SATA controller / SATA-equipped motherboard to
Soren to make this a reality? <g>

--
Matt Emmerton


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