VT6410 IDE/Raid issues

[Scott Follick]

I am trying to get ide functionality for my VT6410 pci ide/raid card. i am told that old versions of ubuntu had them working out of the box, or with small patches/fixes. i can see my pci ide card in "Disk Utility", but not any drives attached to it.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.38-10-generic 2.6.38-10.46
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: scott 16741 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: scott 16741 F...m pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xf9f78000 irq 22'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC888'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0888,14627597,00100202'
   Controls : 34
   Simple ctrls : 20
Date: Tue Jul 19 12:37:31 2011
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=78dc3982-312e-48f8-b615-a7de7b9ac1c0
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0e8f:0003 GreenAsia Inc. MaxFire Blaze2
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 05fe:2001 Chic Technology Corp.
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD MS-7597
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-10-generic root=UUID=2b66da11-8d41-4068-9f52-d2f96c3b99bc ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-2.6.38-10-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.38-10-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.52.1
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 09/16/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: V1.3
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: GF615M-P33 (MS-7597)
dmi.board.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV1.3:bd09/16/2009:svnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:pnMS-7597:pvr1.0:rvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:rnGF615M-P33(MS-7597):rvr1.0:cvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:ct3:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: MS-7597
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD

[Matt Darcy (matt-darcy)]

This is not a bug within ubuntu.

The patch supplied by VIA to allow this device to work is not compatible with kernels post Ubuntu 9.10

Via have been informed of this and this should not be progressed until VIA release an update to the official patch.

[John Smith (a48803)]

Same problem.

[Matt Darcy (matt-darcy)]

this kernel is now EOL and the VIA patch never came.

Ubuntu is not responsible for maintaining external suppliers patches and it's compatability with the upstream Linux kernel.