--- parted-1.6.19/include/parted/device.h.sx8	2004-12-14 16:02:31.591464768 -0500
+++ parted-1.6.19/include/parted/device.h	2004-12-14 16:03:19.154234128 -0500
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
 	PED_DEVICE_ATARAID	= 6,
 	PED_DEVICE_I2O		= 7,
  	PED_DEVICE_DASD		= 8,
- 	PED_DEVICE_VIODASD	= 9
+ 	PED_DEVICE_VIODASD	= 9,
+        PED_DEVICE_SX8          = 10
 } PedDeviceType;
 
 typedef struct _PedDevice PedDevice;
--- parted-1.6.19/libparted/linux.c.sx8	2004-12-14 16:02:31.591464768 -0500
+++ parted-1.6.19/libparted/linux.c	2004-12-14 16:03:04.981388728 -0500
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@
 #define I2O_MAJOR6		85
 #define I2O_MAJOR7		86
 #define I2O_MAJOR8		87
+#define SX8_MAJOR1              160
+#define SX8_MAJOR2              161
 
 #define DASD_MAJOR		94
 #define VIODASD_MAJOR		112
@@ -260,6 +262,12 @@
 }
 
 static int
+_is_sx8_major (int major)
+{
+  	return (SX8_MAJOR1 <= major && major <= SX8_MAJOR2);
+}
+
+static int
 _device_stat (PedDevice* dev, struct stat * dev_stat)
 {
 	PED_ASSERT (dev != NULL, return 0);
@@ -312,6 +320,8 @@
 		dev->type = PED_DEVICE_DASD;
 	} else if (dev_major == VIODASD_MAJOR && (dev_minor % 0x8 == 0)) {
 		dev->type = PED_DEVICE_VIODASD;
+ 	} else if (_is_sx8_major(dev_major) && (dev_minor % 0x20 == 0)) {
+ 		dev->type = PED_DEVICE_SX8;
 	} else if (_is_i2o_major (dev_major) && (dev_minor % 0x10 == 0)) {
 		dev->type = PED_DEVICE_I2O;
 	} else if (_is_cpqarray_major (dev_major) && (dev_minor % 0x10 == 0)) {
@@ -860,6 +870,11 @@
 			goto error_free_arch_specific;
 		break;
 
+	case PED_DEVICE_SX8:
+		if (!init_generic (dev, _("Promise SX8 SATA Device")))
+			goto error_free_arch_specific;
+		break;
+
 	case PED_DEVICE_CPQARRAY:
 		if (!init_generic (dev, _("Compaq Smart Array")))
 			goto error_free_arch_specific;