= Welcome to the AHCI for eCS Development Site =

OS2AHCI is an AHCI driver for eComStation. It supports both ATA and ATAPI devices in a single driver, thus there's no need for an ATAPI/CDROM filter driver.

= Users =

Please read the [source:trunk/src/os2ahci/README OS2AHCI Readme] before installing and using this software.

== Binaries ==

New releases are available from the eComStation !BetaZone.
Log in to [http://shop.mensys.com Mensys] with your Mensys login id and click the Downloads link.
Click the "Software Subscription Services for eComStation" Download link and the AHCI drivers should be listed.

You can access the !BetaZone from your [http://www.ecomstation.com eComStation] login, but the AHCI download may not appear.

New releases are announced on the mailing list and elsewhere.

= Support and Submitting Tickets =

Please read the [wiki:Troubleshooting] page before submitting a ticket.

Reporting bugs and requesting new features is done through the ticket system. You can view existing tickets, add comments to them and create new tickets using the corresponding buttons at the top of every page. If you want to submit a new bug or request a feature, please use the Search function first to make sure there is no ticket for this task already created.

Be aware that only official binaries are supported.

In order to receive e-mails when your ticket is updated, make sure you have updated your preferences with your correct e-mail address. 

We review the tickets regularly and leave comments if we need more info. So please revisit the [http://svn.ecomstation.nl/ahci/report/10 Feedback analysis] as often as possible. If we leave comment and don't get feedback from the ticket creator, we will close the ticket after some weeks.

You must be logged into TRAC to create tickets. Please login with your  Netlabs login id. If you do not have a login id, you can request one at  http://www.netlabs.org/en/site/member/member.xml. Your login id is created immediately even though there is no indication that it was done. After creating your login, simply go back to the Panorama support page, click Login at the top of the page, and use your new login and password to log in.  If you have trouble acquiring a Netlabs login id send an e-mail to Netlabs Community Mailing List.

Please make sure your name and e-mail address are set correctly in your Preferences. This will ensure that you get an e-mail when your ticket is updated.

= Getting the sources =

In addition to [/browser browsing] the sources here, you can check out the [https://svn.ecomstation.nl/repos/ahci sources] with your favorite subversion client.

{{{
mkdir ahci
cd ahci
svn checkout https://svn.ecomstation.nl/repos/ahci/trunk .
}}}

To update your workspace with the current repository content, use

{{{
cd ahci
svn update
}}}

If you would like commit access to the repository, please request it via the mailing lists.

= Building =

Requirements
 * Open Watcom
 * The DDK
 * The OS/2 Toolkit
 
To build the driver:
 * Type wmake

See also:
 * [wiki:Building Building os2ahci.add]
 * [CodingGuide os2ahci Coding Guide]