> I've got a system with a nvidia chipset running fedora 9 (2.6.25.11)
>
> 00:05.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a3)
> (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])
> Subsystem: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Unknown device 534d
> Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 21
> I/O ports at 34c0 [size=8]
> I/O ports at 34b4 [size=4]
> I/O ports at 34b8 [size=8]
> I/O ports at 34b0 [size=4]
> I/O ports at 3490 [size=16]
> Memory at d0006000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
> Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
> Capabilities: [b0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+
> Queue=0/2 Enable-
> Capabilities: [cc] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed+
> Kernel driver in use: sata_nv
> Kernel modules: ata_generic, sata_nv, pata_acpi
>
> 00:05.1 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a3)
> (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])
> Subsystem: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Unknown device 534d
> Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20
> I/O ports at 34d8 [size=8]
> I/O ports at 34cc [size=4]
> I/O ports at 34d0 [size=8]
> I/O ports at 34c8 [size=4]
> I/O ports at 34a0 [size=16]
> Memory at d0007000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
> Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
> Capabilities: [b0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+
> Queue=0/2 Enable-
> Capabilities: [cc] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed+
> Kernel driver in use: sata_nv
> Kernel modules: ata_generic, sata_nv, pata_acpi
>
> I've connected a SATA to eSATA adapter on an internal port and connected
> the eSATA port to a Thermaltake docking station:
>
>
http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?C=1346&ID=1731
>
> When I "eject" the drive I see no dmesg output related to hotplug. I
> also don't see anything when I plug a drive in.
>
> scsi0 : sata_nv
> scsi1 : sata_nv
> ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x34c0 ctl 0x34b4 bmdma 0x3490 irq 21
> ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x34b8 ctl 0x34b0 bmdma 0x3498 irq 21
> ata1: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
> ata1.00: ATA-7: HITACHI HDS7225SCSUN250G 0721BA6TRD, V5DOA7BA, max UDMA/133
> ata1.00: 488390625 sectors, multi 16: LBA48 NCQ (depth 0/32)
> ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133
> ata2: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)
> scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA HITACHI HDS7225S V5DO PQ: 0
> ANSI: 5
> sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 488390625 512-byte hardware sectors (250056 MB)
> sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
> sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
> sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't
> support DPO or FUA
> sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 488390625 512-byte hardware sectors (250056 MB)
> sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
> sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
> sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't
> support DPO or FUA
> sda: sda1 sda2 sda3
> sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
> ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:05.1[B] -> Link [LSI1] -> GSI 20 (level,
> low) -> IRQ 20
> PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:05.1 to 64
> scsi2 : sata_nv
> scsi3 : sata_nv
> ata3: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x34d8 ctl 0x34cc bmdma 0x34a0 irq 20
> ata4: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x34d0 ctl 0x34c8 bmdma 0x34a8 irq 20
> ata3: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)
> ata4: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
> ata4.00: ATA-7: ST3808110AS, 3.AAE, max UDMA/133
> ata4.00: 156301488 sectors, multi 16: LBA48 NCQ (depth 0/32)
> ata4.00: configured for UDMA/133
> scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA ST3808110AS 3.AA PQ: 0
> ANSI: 5
> sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] 156301488 512-byte hardware sectors (80026 MB)
> sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
> sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
> sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't
> support DPO or FUA
> sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] 156301488 512-byte hardware sectors (80026 MB)
> sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
> sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
> sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't
> support DPO or FUA
> sdb: sdb1 sdb2 sdb3 sdb4
> sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk
> kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
>
> Is there something I'm doing wrong w/regards to SATA hotplug support?
