[U-Boot-Users] Boot Linux kernel from external HDD, connected to PCI interface.

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <Pine.LNX.4.60.0612042132540.6042 at poirot.grange> you wrote:
>
> Hm, ok, I should have noticed your reply before posting. Strange, just 
> looked - the linkstation / kurobox patch adds a ide.c file, which is 
> labeled

It's difficult for me to comment on code I've never seen...

What's the full path name of that file? Standard U-Boot has only  two
such files:

	-> find * -name ide.c
	board/esd/cpci750/ide.c
	cpu/mpc5xxx/ide.c

cpu/mpc5xxx/ide.c  is   for   the   MPC5200   IDE   controller,   and
board/esd/cpci750/ide.c  seems  to  deal  with some old Highpoint IDE
controller (HPT366) only.

> + * (C) Copyright 2000
> + * Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd at denx.de.
> 
> So, is it some older driver that later has been abandonned or what? and 
> why?

Probably somebody copies code from somewhere without adding  his  own
copyright note. I have no idea of how much code from me might be left
in the file you're talking about, if any.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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