Thank you !!
Danny.
>From: "M Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [expert] ATA/66 HPT366 with 7.1
>Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2000 17:14:55 GMT
>
>The Mandrake kernel doesn't ship with the IDE patch included. Suse
>developed the patch but it is still somewhat buggy. The other distros
>still hesitate to use it.
>
>Check out this link:
>http://linux.nf/stepbystep.htm
>click on the Ultra66 link.
>
>Those links will explain how to install Linux onto a drive that's connected
>to an ATA66 controller.
>
>
>Hope that helps,
>Matt
>
>
>>From: "Dan B�lisle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: Re: [expert] ATA/66 HPT366 with 7.1
>>Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2000 05:37:27 PDT
>>
>>Hi !
>>
>>My drive is a Quantum Fireball KX 13.6gig 7200Rpm.
>>My motherboard is a Soyo 6BA +IV with the onboard HPT366 controller.
>>
>>And i say again, he work very well with SUSE 6.4 !
>>what's wrong ?
>>
>>Thanks again !!
>>
>>Danny.
>>
>>
>>>From: Civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>Subject: Re: [expert] ATA/66 HPT366 with 7.1
>>>Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 18:16:59 -0800
>>>
>>>"Dan B�lisle" wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Hi !
>>> >
>>> > I have downloaded the brand new 7.1 and unfortunately like it
>>>predecessor my
>>> > ATA/66 (HPT366) disk doesn't work !!
>>> >
>>> > At the IDE detection at the begining of the installation, the
>>>installation
>>> > is stoped (stone) at this point.
>>> >
>>> > So, i have try too the SUSE 6.4 and he work very well !!
>>> >
>>> > Why is the problem ? Isn't my first e-mail on that.
>>> >
>>> > Thanks everyone !
>>> >
>>> > Danny.
>>> >
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>>>Pentium code tightens timing requirements on the drives
>>>themselves and on the chipsets on the motherboards as well. 386
>>>code allows much greater variance from specifications.
>>>
>>>If your drive is Western Digital or your motherboard is one of
>>>several chipsets made to accommodate the WD drive and its weird
>>>timing and the fact that it blows off the CRC, then you have a
>>>problem with hardware and will be bound by it to distros who use
>>>386 code. That is the difference--Mandrake is pushing the
>>>envelope in the direction of rather exact conformance to
>>>specifications on the part of the hardware, while compiling to
>>>maximize processor performance, and a lot of sloppy hardware has
>>>been built assuming the laxity of the 386 code which is used in
>>>the dominant desktop system. Now those same folks are saying
>>>things like "we don't support linux" when they get tech calls.
>>>
>>>The "We don't support linux," answer is easy to give, apparently
>>>a lot easier than the redesign to build the drive or motherboard
>>>right the first time.
>>>
>>>Civileme
>>>
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