Arve Knudsen wrote:

Hi

As it seems the Silicon Image driver won't be radically improved anytime 
soon(?), I'm thinking of purchasing a dedicated SATA controller. Can 
anyone recommend me a fairly cheap 2-port controller that's known to 
work well with Linux (2.6-series)? Stability is imperative, I just had a 
solid freeze and I'm afraid it might have to do with disk activity 
(playing MP3s while compiling). Might Promise (Ultra 150) or Adaptect 
(1210 SA) be worth considering?

Thanks

Arve Knudsen

The SATA controller on the ICH5 chips seems to work fine here. I have an 
ABIT IC7-G motherboard with SATA controller on the ICH5 chip, all built 
into the motherboard.

Cheers
James