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linux-2.6 (2.6.32-10) unstable; urgency=low
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* The old IDE (PATA) drivers are no longer developed. Most PATA
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controllers used in PCs (i386 and amd64 architectures) can be handled
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by new drivers using 'libata', which is already used for SATA
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controllers. This release enables all the new drivers that are
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considered stable and disables the old drivers that they replace.
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Other architectures should not be affected.
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While the old drivers presented device names beginning with 'hd',
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libata makes PATA drives appear as SCSI devices and presents device
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names beginning with 'sd' (hard drive), 'sr' (optical) or 'st' (tape).
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In a system that already has other SCSI or SCSI-like devices, names
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may change unpredictably.
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During the upgrade from earlier versions, you will be prompted to
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update configuration files which refer to device names that may
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change. You can choose to do this yourself or to follow an automatic
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upgrade process. Unfortunately the automatic upgrade process does not
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cover tape drives. All changed configuration files are backed up with
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a suffix of '.old' (or '^old' in one case).
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-- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:15:37 +0000
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