The ATA/100 support has not been integrated into the stable 2.2.XX
kernel. It requires a patch from
www.us.kernel.org/linux/kernel/people/hedrick/.
However, you can download a prepatched kernel at
ftp.aslab.com/pub/linux/kernel.
Jeff
ASL Inc.
At 11:51 AM 8/29/00 -0400, Doug McGarrett wrote:
>I had __already__ gone thru a large batch of Google
>output based exactly on the criteria suggested.
>I found some reference to a patch, which is not
>the question I need answered. (How the heck can
>I install a patch if I can't install Linux on the
>drive in the first place?) I'm not really an
>"expert," but I thought that this was not a
>question for the newbie list. If someone knows the
>answer, I'd appreciate hearing from him or her.
>Thanx. --doug
>
>At 03:09 PM 08/28/2000 +0100, you wrote:
>>http://www.google.com/search?q=ata100+linux
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Doug McGarrett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 9:57 PM
>>Subject: [expert] ata100 drives
>>
>>
>>> I am aware that an announcement last June said that Linux
>>> is supporting ata100 drives. Can anyone tell me if the
>>> ata100 software is already in place in any distro, or
>>> what version of the kernel supports it? /snip/
>
>
