Nick Murtagh wrote: >Hi > >I tried installing 8.2 on my shiny new Promise Ultra100 TX2 >card, which uses the PDC20268 chip. It hangs at the detecting >partitions stage. I think this may have been fixed in the -ac >series, with patches from Promise themselves. >
Yep, Promise fixed its own bug. > > >So my question is, how do I go about installing 8.2 on my machine? >Should I try making a boot CD with a newer kernel? Presumably I'd >have to make a new El Torito image. What are the proper steps for >this? > Why not use an old install image by booting from CD2? > >Or is there a way to make a boot floppy with the kernel of my choice >and then continue the install from the CDROM? > >If the worst comes to the worst, I can try upgrading my 8.1 >installation, getting the card working there, and then copying >stuff to the new disks, but I'd rather make a clean break from >what is, at this stage, a well "customized" installation :) > >Nick > Civileme
