Ralph Zeller wrote: > Are you sure you need the "opti" parameter? > > At 02:56 PM 3/28/2001, Ben Barrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I'm passing a message in lilo.conf in the line: > > append="opti hdc=ide-scsi" > >and then the boot messages report > >hdc: driver not present He only needs the "opti" parameter if he's running Mandrake Linux. If he is, that's what sets up IDE device DMA and other performance optimizations. Other distros ignore that flag. -- Bob Miller K<bob> kbobsoft, LLC, software consulting http://kbobsoft.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
