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-rw-r--r--Documentation/00-INDEX2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/cdrom/ide-cd18
-rw-r--r--Documentation/ide/00-INDEX12
-rw-r--r--Documentation/ide/ide.txt (renamed from Documentation/ide.txt)20
-rw-r--r--Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt8
5 files changed, 35 insertions, 25 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/00-INDEX b/Documentation/00-INDEX
index 30b327a116e..042073f656e 100644
--- a/Documentation/00-INDEX
+++ b/Documentation/00-INDEX
@@ -183,8 +183,6 @@ i386/
- directory with info about Linux on Intel 32 bit architecture.
ia64/
- directory with info about Linux on Intel 64 bit architecture.
-ide.txt
- - important info for users of ATA devices (IDE/EIDE disks and CD-ROMS).
infiniband/
- directory with documents concerning Linux InfiniBand support.
initrd.txt
diff --git a/Documentation/cdrom/ide-cd b/Documentation/cdrom/ide-cd
index 29721bfcde1..91c0dcc6fa5 100644
--- a/Documentation/cdrom/ide-cd
+++ b/Documentation/cdrom/ide-cd
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ This driver provides the following features:
---------------
0. The ide-cd relies on the ide disk driver. See
- Documentation/ide.txt for up-to-date information on the ide
+ Documentation/ide/ide.txt for up-to-date information on the ide
driver.
1. Make sure that the ide and ide-cd drivers are compiled into the
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ This driver provides the following features:
Depending on what type of IDE interface you have, you may need to
specify additional configuration options. See
- Documentation/ide.txt.
+ Documentation/ide/ide.txt.
2. You should also ensure that the iso9660 filesystem is either
compiled into the kernel or available as a loadable module. You
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ This driver provides the following features:
on the primary IDE interface are called `hda' and `hdb',
respectively. The drives on the secondary interface are called
`hdc' and `hdd'. (Interfaces at other locations get other letters
- in the third position; see Documentation/ide.txt.)
+ in the third position; see Documentation/ide/ide.txt.)
If you want your CDROM drive to be found automatically by the
driver, you should make sure your IDE interface uses either the
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ This driver provides the following features:
be jumpered as `master'. (If for some reason you cannot configure
your system in this manner, you can probably still use the driver.
You may have to pass extra configuration information to the kernel
- when you boot, however. See Documentation/ide.txt for more
+ when you boot, however. See Documentation/ide/ide.txt for more
information.)
4. Boot the system. If the drive is recognized, you should see a
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ TEST
This section discusses some common problems encountered when trying to
use the driver, and some possible solutions. Note that if you are
experiencing problems, you should probably also review
-Documentation/ide.txt for current information about the underlying
+Documentation/ide/ide.txt for current information about the underlying
IDE support code. Some of these items apply only to earlier versions
of the driver, but are mentioned here for completeness.
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ from the driver.
a. Drive is not detected during booting.
- Review the configuration instructions above and in
- Documentation/ide.txt, and check how your hardware is
+ Documentation/ide/ide.txt, and check how your hardware is
configured.
- If your drive is the only device on an IDE interface, it should
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ a. Drive is not detected during booting.
- If your IDE interface is not at the standard addresses of 0x170
or 0x1f0, you'll need to explicitly inform the driver using a
- lilo option. See Documentation/ide.txt. (This feature was
+ lilo option. See Documentation/ide/ide.txt. (This feature was
added around kernel version 1.3.30.)
- If the autoprobing is not finding your drive, you can tell the
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ a. Drive is not detected during booting.
Support for some interfaces needing extra initialization is
provided in later 1.3.x kernels. You may need to turn on
additional kernel configuration options to get them to work;
- see Documentation/ide.txt.
+ see Documentation/ide/ide.txt.
Even if support is not available for your interface, you may be
able to get it to work with the following procedure. First boot
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ c. System hangups.
be worked around by specifying the `serialize' option when
booting. Recent kernels should be able to detect the need for
this automatically in most cases, but the detection is not
- foolproof. See Documentation/ide.txt for more information
+ foolproof. See Documentation/ide/ide.txt for more information
about the `serialize' option and the CMD640B.
- Note that many MS-DOS CDROM drivers will work with such buggy
diff --git a/Documentation/ide/00-INDEX b/Documentation/ide/00-INDEX
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d6b778842b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/ide/00-INDEX
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+00-INDEX
+ - this file
+ChangeLog.ide-cd.1994-2004
+ - ide-cd changelog
+ChangeLog.ide-floppy.1996-2002
+ - ide-floppy changelog
+ChangeLog.ide-tape.1995-2002
+ - ide-tape changelog
+ide-tape.txt
+ - info on the IDE ATAPI streaming tape driver
+ide.txt
+ - important info for users of ATA devices (IDE/EIDE disks and CD-ROMS).
diff --git a/Documentation/ide.txt b/Documentation/ide/ide.txt
index bcd7cd1278e..e3b3425328b 100644
--- a/Documentation/ide.txt
+++ b/Documentation/ide/ide.txt
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
==============================================================================
-
+
The hdparm utility can be used to control various IDE features on a
running system. It is packaged separately. Please Look for it on popular
linux FTP sites.
-
+
*** IMPORTANT NOTICES: BUGGY IDE CHIPSETS CAN CORRUPT DATA!!
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Common pitfalls:
================================================================================
-This is the multiple IDE interface driver, as evolved from hd.c.
+This is the multiple IDE interface driver, as evolved from hd.c.
It supports up to 9 IDE interfaces per default, on one or more IRQs (usually
14 & 15). There can be up to two drives per interface, as per the ATA-6 spec.
@@ -215,17 +215,17 @@ Summary of ide driver parameters for kernel command line
--------------------------------------------------------
"hdx=" is recognized for all "x" from "a" to "h", such as "hdc".
-
+
"idex=" is recognized for all "x" from "0" to "3", such as "ide1".
"hdx=noprobe" : drive may be present, but do not probe for it
-
+
"hdx=none" : drive is NOT present, ignore cmos and do not probe
-
+
"hdx=nowerr" : ignore the WRERR_STAT bit on this drive
-
+
"hdx=cdrom" : drive is present, and is a cdrom drive
-
+
"hdx=cyl,head,sect" : disk drive is present, with specified geometry
"hdx=remap" : remap access of sector 0 to sector 1 (for EZDrive)
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ Summary of ide driver parameters for kernel command line
"idex=base" : probe for an interface at the addr specified,
where "base" is usually 0x1f0 or 0x170
and "ctl" is assumed to be "base"+0x206
-
+
"idex=base,ctl" : specify both base and ctl
"idex=base,ctl,irq" : specify base, ctl, and irq number
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ Summary of ide driver parameters for kernel command line
to take effect.
"idex=four" : four drives on idex and ide(x^1) share same ports
-
+
"idex=reset" : reset interface after probe
"idex=ata66" : informs the interface that it has an 80c cable
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 9a5b6658c65..533e67febf8 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
Format: <cyl>,<head>,<sect>
hd?= [HW] (E)IDE subsystem
- hd?lun= See Documentation/ide.txt.
+ hd?lun= See Documentation/ide/ide.txt.
highmem=nn[KMG] [KNL,BOOT] forces the highmem zone to have an exact
size of <nn>. This works even on boxes that have no
@@ -766,14 +766,14 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
ide= [HW] (E)IDE subsystem
Format: ide=nodma or ide=doubler or ide=reverse
- See Documentation/ide.txt.
+ See Documentation/ide/ide.txt.
ide?= [HW] (E)IDE subsystem
Format: ide?=noprobe or chipset specific parameters.
- See Documentation/ide.txt.
+ See Documentation/ide/ide.txt.
idebus= [HW] (E)IDE subsystem - VLB/PCI bus speed
- See Documentation/ide.txt.
+ See Documentation/ide/ide.txt.
idle= [X86]
Format: idle=poll or idle=mwait