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>> ok i got the answer from Sonnet and they referred me to the acard website
>> (www.acard.com).
>> -info on the IDE chip: http://www.acard.com/chip/ATP860.htm
>> -the pc version of the card is called: AEC6260 Ultra ATA-66 PCI PnP Adapter
>> -their mac version is called: The AHARD 66 (The former code AEC 6260M)
> 
> Ok. But I would need the datasheets, in order to properly set up registers
> on the board before using it. Didn't find them on the web. Could you ask
> them ?

done that, waiting for those guys to get back to me...

>> 
>> i also applied the patch and it seems to recognise the card now, but...
>> there are lost interrupts and the second harddrive on the other IDE channel
>> does not show up. i have inlcuded the output of 'dmesg' in this email but it
>> doesnt seem to be complete. can you take a look at it and tell me where i am
>> at. i mean if it is worth to put some more effort in this project or if i
> 
> Well, it's not surprising that it doesn't work, as the patch handled this
> as a HTP366 board. I would be surprised if the registers where the same :)
> Also the HTP366 has only one channel, which is why it doesn't probe the
> second.
> 
> In pciide.c, in the "Sonnet Tempo Ultra66 IDE Controller" entry, could
> you change 'hpt_chip_map' to 'default_chip_map' ? This should make your
> board work in PIO mode (slow, but at last it work :)
> For Ultra-DMA to work I need the datasheet of the controller.
> 
will try, i had a really bad crash with the new kernel. is there any way to
unapply the patch? i made backups of the patched files beforehand so its not
crucial, just curious.
oh, and how slow will it run in PIO mode?

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