FreeBSD 4.7R and SATA

[Mark]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duncan Barclay" <dmlb at dmlb.org>
To: "Mark" <admin at asarian-host.net>; <freebsd-hackers at freebsd.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: FreeBSD 4.7R and SATA


> > Hello,
> >
> > Does FreeBSD 4.7R support SATA drives? I was planning on using an
> > ASUS A7V600 motherboard, which has a serial ATA RAID configuration.
>
> Check the archives for a couple of hacks to recognise the chipsets
> correctly.

Thanks for replying. I neglected to mention that the controller is the
VT8237.

I did indeed see some patches, for 5.2. But I am really needing it for 4.7R
as well (upgrading the system o 5.2 is, for various reasons, undoable).
Would such a patch work on 4.7 too?

Thanks,

- Mark