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* [gentoo-user] Info about PCMCIA Combo USB 2.0 & SATA CardBus,,Model:  PPA 1158
@ 2011-06-30  4:34 JD
  2011-06-30  5:20 ` Thanasis
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From: JD @ 2011-06-30  4:34 UTC (permalink / raw
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* Re: [gentoo-user] Info about PCMCIA Combo USB 2.0 & SATA CardBus,,Model: PPA 1158
  2011-06-30  4:34 [gentoo-user] Info about PCMCIA Combo USB 2.0 & SATA CardBus,,Model: PPA 1158 JD
@ 2011-06-30  5:20 ` Thanasis
  2011-06-30  5:20   ` JD
  2011-06-30  9:20   ` JD
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 11+ messages in thread
From: Thanasis @ 2011-06-30  5:20 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

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.



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* Re: [gentoo-user] Info about PCMCIA Combo USB 2.0 & SATA CardBus,,Model: PPA 1158
  2011-06-30  5:20 ` Thanasis
@ 2011-06-30  5:20   ` JD
  2011-06-30  6:09     ` Thanasis
  2011-06-30  9:20   ` JD
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 11+ messages in thread
From: JD @ 2011-06-30  5:20 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

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.
Thanx. I have emailed the manufacturer and asked.
Waiting for a reply.

Cheers,

JD



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* Re: [gentoo-user] Info about PCMCIA Combo USB 2.0 & SATA CardBus,,Model: PPA 1158
  2011-06-30  6:09     ` Thanasis
@ 2011-06-30  5:58       ` JD
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  To: gentoo-user

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* Re: [gentoo-user] Info about PCMCIA Combo USB 2.0 & SATA CardBus,,Model: PPA 1158
  2011-06-30  5:20   ` JD
@ 2011-06-30  6:09     ` Thanasis
  2011-06-30  5:58       ` JD
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 11+ messages in thread
From: Thanasis @ 2011-06-30  6:09 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

on 06/30/2011 08:20 AM JD wrote the following:
> On 06/29/2011 10:20 PM, Thanasis wrote:
>>>
>> I think the only way to be sure, is to find out the chipset that the
>> card has.
> Thanx. I have emailed the manufacturer and asked.
> Waiting for a reply.
> 
Be aware that even if there is a reference of the chipset on the item's
packaging, there is a (small?) possibility the manufacturer might have
changed the hardware, without taking care to update the reference
accordingly.



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* Re: [gentoo-user] Info about PCMCIA Combo USB 2.0 & SATA CardBus,,Model: PPA 1158
  2011-06-30  5:20 ` Thanasis
  2011-06-30  5:20   ` JD
@ 2011-06-30  9:20   ` JD
  2011-06-30 17:14     ` Dale
  2011-06-30 17:40     ` [gentoo-user] Info about PCMCIA Combo USB 2.0 & SATA CardBus, Model: " Thanasis
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* Re: [gentoo-user] Info about PCMCIA Combo USB 2.0 & SATA CardBus,,Model: PPA 1158
  2011-06-30 17:14     ` Dale
@ 2011-06-30  9:59       ` JD
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* Re: [gentoo-user] Info about PCMCIA Combo USB 2.0 & SATA CardBus, Model:  PPA 1158
  2011-06-30 17:40     ` [gentoo-user] Info about PCMCIA Combo USB 2.0 & SATA CardBus, Model: " Thanasis
@ 2011-06-30 10:09       ` JD
  2011-06-30 17:59         ` Thanasis
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 11+ messages in thread
From: JD @ 2011-06-30 10:09 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

On 06/30/2011 10:40 AM, Thanasis wrote:
> It is probably supported, but if I were you, I would ask at the
> linux-kernel mailing list
> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/lkml/#s3-1

I stumbled on 2 blogs which enumerated these 2 chipsets as fully 
supported since several years ago.

Thanx,

JD



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* Re: [gentoo-user] Info about PCMCIA Combo USB 2.0 & SATA CardBus,,Model: PPA 1158
  2011-06-30  9:20   ` JD
@ 2011-06-30 17:14     ` Dale
  2011-06-30  9:59       ` JD
  2011-06-30 17:40     ` [gentoo-user] Info about PCMCIA Combo USB 2.0 & SATA CardBus, Model: " Thanasis
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From: Dale @ 2011-06-30 17:14 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

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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

:-)  :-)

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* Re: [gentoo-user] Info about PCMCIA Combo USB 2.0 & SATA CardBus, Model:  PPA 1158
  2011-06-30  9:20   ` JD
  2011-06-30 17:14     ` Dale
@ 2011-06-30 17:40     ` Thanasis
  2011-06-30 10:09       ` JD
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 11+ messages in thread
From: Thanasis @ 2011-06-30 17:40 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

It is probably supported, but if I were you, I would ask at the
linux-kernel mailing list
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/lkml/#s3-1



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* Re: [gentoo-user] Info about PCMCIA Combo USB 2.0 & SATA CardBus, Model:  PPA 1158
  2011-06-30 10:09       ` JD
@ 2011-06-30 17:59         ` Thanasis
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 11+ messages in thread
From: Thanasis @ 2011-06-30 17:59 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user; +Cc: JD

on 06/30/2011 01:09 PM JD wrote the following:
> 
> I stumbled on 2 blogs which enumerated these 2 chipsets as fully
> supported since several years ago.
> 


VT6421 should be supported by sata_via module
(CONFIG_SATA_VIA kernel configuration option)



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