JD wrote: > On 06/29/2011 10:20 PM, Thanasis wrote: >> on 06/30/2011 07:34 AM JD wrote the following: >>> This pcmcia card has a couple of bad raps from windows users. >>> I need this card for my laptop because I have an external HD enclosure >>> with eSATA port and my laptop lacks USB 2.0 (has USB 1.1). >>> The manufacturer emailed me and claimed the card was tested >>> in kernel 2.6.32 and passed. >>> I am trying to get some info about other users who may have >>> used it in their laptops running any version of linux. >>> >>> The card's web site is: >>> http://ppa-usa.com/computer-products/sata/pcmcia-combo-usb-2-0-and-sata-cardbus.html >>> >> >> I think the only way to be sure, is to find out the chipset that the >> card has. >> >> > Below is the response from PPA, to my request for chipset info. > I am searched the kernel 2.6.39.2 (which I got from kernel.org) > source for VT6214 and for VT6421 > and did not get any hits. > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: Contact Form > Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:32:45 -0400 > From: inquire@ppa-usa.com > To: JD <jd1008@gmail.com> > > > > The card uses the VIA VT6214 chipset for USB and the VIA chipset > for SATA. > > Thank you, > > PPA Int'l > This may be it: │ CONFIG_SATA_VIA: │ │ │ │ This option enables support for VIA Serial ATA. │ │ │ │ If unsure, say N. │ │ │ │ Symbol: SATA_VIA [=n] │ │ Type : tristate │ │ Prompt: VIA SATA support │ │ Defined at drivers/ata/Kconfig:266 │ │ Depends on: ATA [=y] && ATA_SFF [=y] && ATA_BMDMA [=y] && PCI [=y] │ │ Location: │ │ -> Device Drivers │ │ -> Serial ATA and Parallel ATA drivers (ATA [=y]) │ │ -> ATA SFF support (ATA_SFF [=y]) │ │ -> ATA BMDMA support (ATA_BMDMA [=y]) It looks like that is for all VIA drivers. It's all I could find anyway. Dale :-) :-)