Re: NCQ support NVidia NForce4 (CK804) SATAII

[Michael Thonke]

Allen Martin schrieb:

> > Erm, why they are not willing to support NCQ under Linux...I 
> > mean many 
> > people using NVIDIA based mainboards. And that against that what I 
> > thought NVidia stands for - Linux friendly but seems only that this 
> > statement fit on graficcards? Is there no "responsible" person that 
> > says...Hello, Linux is a growing market that we need to 
> > serve? With full 
> > driver/program support?
> >
> >    
>
> Likely the only way nForce4 NCQ support could be added under Linux would
> be with a closed source binary driver, and no one really wants that,
> especially for storage / boot volume.
Who won't have drivers for Linux? Who told you that..?
It would be a start point if closed or not closed source but say never 
ever as your mail suggest is not a way to go.Whats about Servers that 
using NForce Based Chipsets and they need NCQ? Always saying not needed 
or so hard to hand out specs..is the lazy way that a company like NVidia 
shouldn't go.

>  We decided it wasn't worth the
> headache of a binary driver for this one feature.
Yes,you Nvidia decide..what's about the costumer dosn't the costumer 
option counts? It's the A and the O of costumer relationship.
Holding up a possiblity is better than say: "Oh, the costumers buy our 
hardware but have no right to use it at all."
So I paid 120€ for a NVidia Nforce4 and 3 Mainboard..and what..I can't 
use it correctly only in Windows?
NVidia seems only interesseted in GPU market so they hand out a bit of 
drivers...mh they are also closed source..so the argument you offered 
aboved is senseless...because NVidia do so for quite a long time.

>  Future nForce
> chipsets will have a redesigned SATA controller where we can be more
> open about documenting it.
>
> -Allen
>
>  
So this was the last piece of NVidia I bought...about 400 Workstation 
..is not the worth.

Michael

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Michael Thonke
IT-Systemintegrator /
System- and Softwareanalyist



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