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>Civileme:
>
>I need to buy an ATA/100 RAID controller. Because you
>are saying the Promise will not work with the latest
>kernels, where can I find a list of RAID controllers
>that likely will work?
>
>--- Andrew George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I think (suspect) the problem is with the Promise
> > controller
> > I've got an A7V that is running MDK8.0 with reiser
> > and isn't having much
> > trouble....My drives are connected through the ata66
> > controller onboard
> > instead of the onboard ATA100 controller
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 28 Apr 2001 22:34, Charles A Edwards wrote:
> > > Civlieme
> > >
> > > The problem I had with booting the 8.0 final using
> > the 2.4.3-20 kernel and
> > > the ASUS A7V only occurred if I used the ReiserFS
> > for all partitions.
> > >
> > > When I use an Ext2 /boot I have no problem booting
> > or running 8.0
> > >
> > > All hds on the 2 A7V systems (3on 1, 2 on the
> > other) are connected to the
> > > onboard Promise ATA100 controller and I have the
> > lastest BIOS update which
> > > is from 3/2001.
> > >
> > > Are you saying that I should not be able to use
> > this kernel, or, that I
> > > will never be
> > > able to use a later kernel.
> > >
> > > Charles
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> > Behalf Of civileme
> > > > Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 5:06 PM
> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED];
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED];
> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Subject: [expert] Install Works, kernel panic on
> > boot
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Some folks mentioned this problem, and had it
> > disappear when
> > > > they upgraded
> > > > their AMD BIOS (There was a hardware bug)
> > > >
> > > > Others have the Plug-In board from Maxtor or
> > Promise (both
> > > > use the same
> > > > chipset, and so does the ASUS A7V. Kernel
> > 2.4.3-ac5 or later
> > > > does not work
> > > > with this chipset. The chipset was never
> > developed fore
> > > > anything but windows
> > > > and no support for linux, not even information,
> > was ever released.
> > > >
> > > > The result is that in fixing known bugs and
> > adhering to the specs for
> > > > ATA/100, the linux kernel team has created
> > kernels that do
> > > > not support this
> > > > chipset.
> > > >
> > > > 7.2 and 8.0 beta 1 and RedHat 7.1 (without an
> > upgraded
> > > > kernel) seem to work
> > > > with this Promise Ultra-2 Mass Storage Chip with
> > varying
> > > > degrees of success.
> > > > Others do _NOT_.
> > > >
> > > > If you have just purchased the board, return it
> > immediately
> > > > to the place of
> > > > purchase, or use it as intended, as a winIDE
> > controller.
> > > >
> > > > Civileme
> >
>
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