Re: [PATCH] M68k IDE updates

Geert Uytterhoeven (geert@linux-m68k.org)
Mon, 14 Apr 2003 15:44:48 +0200 (MEST)

On 14 Apr 2003, Alan Cox wrote:
> On Llu, 2003-04-14 at 09:39, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > Indeed. Ataris and Q40/Q60s have byteswapped IDE busses, but they expect
> > on-disk data to be that way, for compatibility with e.g. TOS.
>
> That is a higher level problem. You need a byteswap mode for the loop device
> it seems. Then you can read atari disks on any box..

You're talking about a different problem.

We want to read Atari disks on Ataris, too.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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