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Subject: Re: SATA "compatiblity list"
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> Can someone provide me with SATA controllers compatibility list?
> Do not ask me to read man ata(4), it is 100% useless. At least two  
> chipsets mentioned there does BOOT with FreeBSD, but under even  
> moderate lad they fail.
> I'd LOVE to see REAL compatibility list

It wouldn't make sense to have a compatibility list and a "REAL  
compatibility list". It will be a "REAL compatibility list" as people  
make it one. If your chipset fails, please report it as a bug on the  
driver and a doc bug on the man page