Likwise identical bug for mainboard MSI-7612 (NF980-G65) and external Marvell Raid Controler (MSI-Star USB3/SATA6) - ubuntu 10.04, 10.10, 11.04,...any ubuntu :

[code]08:00.0 IDE interface: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 91a3 (rev 11)[/code]

or

[code]07:09.0 PCI bridge: PLX Technology, Inc. PEX 8608 8-lane, 8-Port PCI Express Gen 2 (5.0 GT/s) Switch (rev ba) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
	Bus: primary=07, secondary=0b, subordinate=0b, sec-latency=0
	Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
	Capabilities: [48] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/4 Maskable+ 64bit+
	Capabilities: [68] Express Downstream Port (Slot+), MSI 00
	Capabilities: [a4] Subsystem: PLX Technology, Inc. PEX 8608 8-lane, 8-Port PCI Express Gen 2 (5.0 GT/s) Switch
	Capabilities: [100] Device Serial Number ba-86-01-10-b5-df-0e-00
	Capabilities: [fb4] Advanced Error Reporting
	Capabilities: [148] Virtual Channel
	Capabilities: [520] Access Control Services
	Capabilities: [950] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0001 Rev=0 Len=010 <?>
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
	Kernel modules: shpchp

08:00.0 IDE interface: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 91a3 (rev 11) (prog-if 8f [Master SecP SecO PriP PriO])
	Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device 4256
	Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 19
	I/O ports at ec00 [size=8]
	I/O ports at e880 [size=4]
	I/O ports at e800 [size=8]
	I/O ports at e480 [size=4]
	I/O ports at e400 [size=16]
	Memory at fdeff800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
	Expansion ROM at fdee0000 [disabled] [size=64K]
	Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
	Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
	Capabilities: [70] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
	Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting

09:00.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 30)
	Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device 4256
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
	Memory at fdffe000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
	Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3
	Capabilities: [70] MSI: Enable- Count=1/8 Maskable- 64bit+
	Capabilities: [90] MSI-X: Enable- Count=8 Masked-
	Capabilities: [a0] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
	Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
	Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number ff-ff-ff-ff-ff-ff-ff-ff
	Capabilities: [150] #18
	Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
	Kernel modules: xhci-hcd[/code]

no disk detected 1 TB WD1002FAEX (or any disk sata-2)
Bios external Marvell controler not manipulate for IDE,AHCI,RAID
Bios Mainboard only for SATA 2 manipulate IDE,RAID,AHCI

dmesg - kernel only find usb:
[code]...
[    0.900726] pata_acpi 0000:08:00.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LN0A] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
[    0.900748] pata_acpi 0000:08:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[    0.900759] pata_acpi 0000:08:00.0: PCI INT A disabled
...
[   10.454221] xhci_hcd 0000:09:00.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LN0A] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
[   10.454249] xhci_hcd 0000:09:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[   10.454252] xhci_hcd 0000:09:00.0: xHCI Host Controller
[   10.454311] xhci_hcd 0000:09:00.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 5
[   10.454452] xhci_hcd 0000:09:00.0: irq 19, io mem 0xfdffe000
[   10.457797] usb usb5: No SuperSpeed endpoint companion for config 1  interface 0 altsetting 0 ep 129: using minimum values
[   10.457854] xHCI xhci_add_endpoint called for root hub
[   10.457856] xHCI xhci_check_bandwidth called for root hub
[   10.457873] hub 5-0:1.0: USB hub found
[   10.457876] hub 5-0:1.0: 4 ports detected
...[/code]

if aded  boot kernel for grub2 "ahci.marvell_enable=1" or/and "libata.force=noncq" - likewise ... not find HD, ...not install, ...not start system, etc.

if aded this patch [url=https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/658521/+attachment/1746904/+files/Marvell.patch]Marvell.path[/url] - kernel for 10.10 not build ... bad build ahci module

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