On Sat, 20 Nov 1999, Steve Philp wrote:
> Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, Dan Swartzendruber wrote:
> >
> > > At 04:06 PM 11/19/99 +0100, Jean-Louis Debert wrote:
> > > >Bart�omiej Muryn wrote:
> > > >> Exactly! It is stupid and simple - I did it - but...
> > > >> But do not work!!!!
> > > >> Linux don`t want to boot (not install) from this disk!!!!! (when plugged to
> > > >> ATA/66)
> > > >> It`s hanged after recognition of IDE controlers. Kernel can see the HPT366
> > > >> controler correctly, see the disks, but cannot see the partitions etc.
> > > >>
> > > >> Any idea?
> > > >
> > > >Well, maybe you have to activate something in the BIOS to let it boot
> > > >on this controller ... or rather, to tell the BIOS that the _primary_
> > > >IDE interface (ide0) should be the HPT366, not the Intel BX.
> > > >Just guessing, I really don't know ...
> > >
> > > What motherboard? Some of them treat the HP366 as a SCSI controller (in
> > > terms of boot order, etc...)
> > >
> >
> > latest bios has the option to switch the EXT boot order from scsi to
> > udma66. Read the howto, and the conversation between me and Steve from the
> > archives, if you still have problems lets us know
>
> Even after all of that, I never did get my UDMA/66 drive booting. It
> simply spits an 'LI' at me and that's it. Andre Hedrick's HPT366 notes
> say that booting support isn't yet available for the chipset. I tend to
> believe him.
>
> I've now got the UDMA/66 drive on the normal IDE controller and I'm
> using it like that.
I've done the same, my time is worth more than the speed improvements :)
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