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@@ -71,29 +71,6 @@ This driver automatically probes for most IDE interfaces (including all PCI
71ones), for the drives/geometries attached to those interfaces, and for the IRQ 71ones), for the drives/geometries attached to those interfaces, and for the IRQ
72lines being used by the interfaces (normally 14, 15 for ide0/ide1). 72lines being used by the interfaces (normally 14, 15 for ide0/ide1).
73 73
74For special cases, interfaces may be specified using kernel "command line"
75options. For example,
76
77 ide3=0x168,0x36e,10 /* ioports 0x168-0x16f,0x36e, irq 10 */
78
79Normally the irq number need not be specified, as ide.c will probe for it:
80
81 ide3=0x168,0x36e /* ioports 0x168-0x16f,0x36e */
82
83The standard port, and irq values are these:
84
85 ide0=0x1f0,0x3f6,14
86 ide1=0x170,0x376,15
87 ide2=0x1e8,0x3ee,11
88 ide3=0x168,0x36e,10
89
90Note that the first parameter reserves 8 contiguous ioports, whereas the
91second value denotes a single ioport. If in doubt, do a 'cat /proc/ioports'.
92
93In all probability the device uses these ports and IRQs if it is attached
94to the appropriate ide channel. Pass the parameter for the correct ide
95channel to the kernel, as explained above.
96
97Any number of interfaces may share a single IRQ if necessary, at a slight 74Any number of interfaces may share a single IRQ if necessary, at a slight
98performance penalty, whether on separate cards or a single VLB card. 75performance penalty, whether on separate cards or a single VLB card.
99The IDE driver automatically detects and handles this. However, this may 76The IDE driver automatically detects and handles this. However, this may
@@ -199,7 +176,7 @@ When ide.c is used as a module, you can pass command line parameters to the
199driver using the "options=" keyword to insmod, while replacing any ',' with 176driver using the "options=" keyword to insmod, while replacing any ',' with
200';'. For example: 177';'. For example:
201 178
202 insmod ide.o options="ide0=serialize ide1=serialize ide2=0x1e8;0x3ee;11" 179 insmod ide.o options="hda=nodma hdb=nodma"
203 180
204 181
205================================================================================ 182================================================================================
@@ -240,14 +217,6 @@ Summary of ide driver parameters for kernel command line
240 As for VLB, it is safest to not specify it. 217 As for VLB, it is safest to not specify it.
241 Bigger values are safer than smaller ones. 218 Bigger values are safer than smaller ones.
242 219
243 "idex=base" : probe for an interface at the addr specified,
244 where "base" is usually 0x1f0 or 0x170
245 and "ctl" is assumed to be "base"+0x206
246
247 "idex=base,ctl" : specify both base and ctl
248
249 "idex=base,ctl,irq" : specify base, ctl, and irq number
250
251 "idex=serialize" : do not overlap operations on idex. Please note 220 "idex=serialize" : do not overlap operations on idex. Please note
252 that you will have to specify this option for 221 that you will have to specify this option for
253 both the respective primary and secondary channel 222 both the respective primary and secondary channel