[Bugme-new] [Bug 12542] New: Sata controller unrecognised on a Packard Bell Imedia 8783

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http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12542

           Summary: Sata controller unrecognised on a Packard Bell Imedia
                    8783
           Product: IO/Storage
           Version: 2.5
     KernelVersion: 2.6.28
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
              Tree: Mainline
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P1
         Component: Serial ATA
        AssignedTo: jgarzik at pobox.com
        ReportedBy: kalon33 at ubuntu.com


Latest working kernel version: Any known.
Earliest failing kernel version: 2.6.27-11-generic
Distribution: Ubuntu
Hardware Environment:
I've an Imedia 8783, with a athlon 64 x2 4400+, a Canberra motherboard from
them :

Name : Canberra
Type : Micro ATX motherboard
Made by : ECS
(09-04-2008)

CPU Support

    * Socket AM2+/AM2 (AMD 940-pin)
    * Support socket AM2+/AM2 for AMD Phenom, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, and
Sempron processors
    * Support HyperTransport 3.0 with backward compatibility to HyperTransport
1.0

Chipset

    * NVIDIA GeForce 8200 mGPU (MCP78)

System Memory

    * 4x 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM DIMM slots
    * Support Dual channel configuration for better performance
    * Support for single-sided or double-sided DIMMs (DDR2 533/DDR2 677/DDR2
800/DDR2 1066)
    * Support for up to 8 GB system memory
    * Around 700 MB upper memory is shared with the system when 4 GB RAM is
installed

Video

    * Maximum video memory in BIOS is 256 MB shared
    * Total maximum video memory 1407 MB using HyperMemory

Audio

    * Realtek ALC 888 audio codec
    * High Definition Audio subsystem
    * 7.1 channel support

Network

    * Realtek RTL8101E
    * 10/100 Mbit

Expansion Slots

    * 1x PCI Express 16X
    * 1x PCI Express 1X
    * 2x PCI

Drive Support

    * 4x SATA II

Software Environment:
Problem Description: Can't boot using a live cd, can boot using a bootable usb
key, but no sata peripheral recognised, like the hard drive, the dvd drive
(unlike usb ones which are)...

Steps to reproduce: just try to boot...

Already reported at Launchpad :
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-meta/+bug/304505, please
read here for more details and especially output files like dmesg,
kernel.log...


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