Linux-Hardware Digest #372, Volume #14 Mon, 19 Feb 01 20:13:11 EST
Contents:
kernel patch for UDMA 100 card ("Marc Ulrich")
Re: Mandrake 7.2 and Trident 4DWave DX - no sound (The Hedge Fox)
Re: Trying to install RedHat 7.0 on an hp...please help (H Dziardziel)
Re: ECC memory not needed? (Paul Repacholi)
Mouse on com4 port .... (Peter Stockum)
Re: Promise Ultra100 (Dave Gough)
PCTV Rave, Savage based chips and crashes (Aki Zeta 5)
Re: mount and umount hard disk ("sandy")
Promise SuperTRAK66 RAID Controller (Tim Lider)
Re: Zip 250 as easy as Zip 100? (Glitch)
Re: Microsoft game voice, voice over IP? (Glitch)
Re: ~~ MODEM ALWAYS BUSY~~ (Glitch)
Re: PCTV Rave, Savage based chips and crashes (Azotar de Fuerza)
Re: Replicate/Clone RH6.2 Linux (Tim Moore)
How do you use optical jukeboxes in Linux? ("rob")
Re: Please help: Linux 2.2.18 SMP Crash (Tim Moore)
Re: ASUS vs ABit motherboards (Fred Marsico)
Re: kernel patch for UDMA 100 card ("Rinaldi J. Montessi")
Re: Promise Ultra100 ("Rinaldi J. Montessi")
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From: "Marc Ulrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: kernel patch for UDMA 100 card
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 11:03:26 -0500
I am confused about how to deal with a patch for linux that will allow me to
use the Promise UDMA 100 controller.
I have determined that it will be easiest to plug the hard drive into the
on-board (ATA66) controller to install linux. From there I should download
the appropriate patch to allow linux to use the PCI ATA100 controller, apply
the patch, switch the hard drive back to the PCI controller & I'm set.
Perhaps I'll have to fix a couple of things in lilo.conf as well.
However, where can I find the right patch. I am installing Redhat 7.0 which
uses kernel 2.2.16. So far I have only located a patch for the 2.4.0 kernel.
Is there a patch for 2.2.16? Should I upgrade the 2.216 kernel to 2.4.0
immediately after installing? If so, where do I find the new kernel? I am
brand new to manipulating kernels.
Thanks,
Marc
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Subject: Re: Mandrake 7.2 and Trident 4DWave DX - no sound
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (The Hedge Fox)
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 21:45:43 GMT
In article <hhlj6.65248$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Marcus Lauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Have you use alsamixer or another ALSA-compatible mixer to unmute and
>turn up all the channels? They're at volume 0 by default.
>
> Also remember to use alsactl to store your settings and restore them
>on your next boot.
>
> Marcus
>
Yes, the mixer settings are set to close to max. Still no sound. I'd
try the opensound.com drivers but they won't support Mandrake patched kernels.
It's weird. Everything seems to be working but there is no sound.
--
C. Chan < [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
PGP Public Key: finger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (H Dziardziel)
Subject: Re: Trying to install RedHat 7.0 on an hp...please help
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 21:56:51 GMT
On 18 Feb 2001 10:01:29 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Anonym5530) wrote:
>Hi,
>I am trying to install Red Hat 7.0 onto an HP 8750C pavillion machine. I
>cannot turn of the Intel 810 onboard video card, and RedHat's anaconda won't
>work...nor will x. I have an ati video card installed that I would prefer not
>to have to remove everytime I want to run linux.
>I've used linux for many years...just have no experience with extreme technical
>dificulties like this. If you have any ideas as to what I can do...besides
>throw the machine away =) I'd love to hear them. If you need more
>information, please feel free to let me know.
>I'll try and check this ad within the next day or so
>you can also get ahold of me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>Thank you
>Jon
Hi, Intel has very good web site and Intel forum support for this
chipset. My clone i810 mb works well with the drivers from Intel
and XFree3.3.6 but it took a little, as is common for X installs,
bit of configuration file tweaking. As a start the basic VGA16
and the Mono servers should give a working image, in fact the Mono
server image was far easier on the eyes and sufficed for downloading
further needed files ( started with XFree3.3.3 etc). XF86Config
server links and font links/paths may need redirecting if non
distribution upgrades are used, like the generic Intel.
Disabling the i810 or dual head would have to be mb supported so HP
would be the source for that info? Have fun.
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Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems
Subject: Re: ECC memory not needed?
From: Paul Repacholi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 20 Feb 2001 05:57:56 +0800
Ed Ohsone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> (1) Are Ecc memories no longer needed due to the
> improved stability of recent drams?
With DOS and the 'Big Red Button' fix, and the BSoD replacment,
reliability is just not needed. It's an extra 1-2% cost...
> If so, why are all servers still equipped with ecc memories?
> If there is still possibility of errors, which is significant
> to servers, then it can be significant to non-server systems
> performing mission critical jobs.
Because a server outing several hundred people is not a good way to
impress your boss with the $50 you have saved.
> Then why there is no or very few motherboard having both AGP
> and ecc capabiity?
If windows does not get you, the AGP will.
>
> (2) Do you know of any laptop equipped with ecc memory?
Other that Tadpoles and Huskys? Not off hand. I expect there
will be the odd one from IBM though.
> (3) Have you heard of any memory errors occurring in a system
> with non-ecc memory?
System crashes. Why? Was it a non detectable memory error? But if
you include no PCs, yes, many, many... Either parity memory systems
that crashed with a memory error message, or crash dumps that were
'insane', unless you noticed a dropped bit in a kernel address. :(
> (4) Are there ecc-capable DDR available?
Yes
> (5) Do you know any pre-built systems or mother boards which have the
> following capabilities:
>
> - ecc supported
> - having AGP graphic socket
Look at the chip set specs, then look at the MBs that use them. BTW,
the BIOS may not turn it on.
> The last question is for my next system.
> Now I am using an old PC which is based on intel motherboard AL400
> which is ecc-capable.
> I want rock solid reliability for the next system, although it is not
> going to be used as server.
Then go for a server system. Drop a good PCI video card into it
and you're done. BTW, ECC is only of use if the system can correct
the error. Some systems require the software to do the ECC, and only
do the detection in HW.
If you are not welded to Intel/AMD, look at the Alphas except for the
164SX.
--
Paul Repacholi 1 Crescent Rd.,
+61 (08) 9257-1001 Kalamunda.
West Australia 6076
Raw, Cooked or Well-done, it's all half baked.
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From: Peter Stockum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Mouse on com4 port ....
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 23:28:01 +0100
is anybody out there, how could tell me how i can use my serial mouse on
port com3 or com4 ?
Caused the other two ports normaly com1 and com2 on the mainboard, are
out of order.
I�ve started the SAX an saw the mouse worked no com4 port, but after
closing the SAX nothing, my serial mouse is death.
I�ve looked in den SusE Knowledge Base, but without suggest.
Please help me, because it isn�t funny to use the KDE by the keyboard.
best reguards
Peter (Germany)
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 17:15:47 -0500
From: Dave Gough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Promise Ultra100
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I'm having some issues getting that to work as well, but I've at least
gotten it to recognize the controller. I'm told that updating to the
2.4.x kernel will enable the ATA-100 speeds... I used this site:
http://www.geocities.com/ender7007/index.html
It did the trick in getting my system up and running (although I had to
toss a tiny IDE HDD in to boot off of, but it gives my system better
recovery chances anyways.
My problem now is that on compiling the 2.4.1 kernel, I am running into
errors compiling modules... I got it compiled once and that was when I
didn't compile any of the modules, so of course it crashed. Hard. Now
I'm getting booted out of the modules make install and can't get a
sysmap.
Any further resources?
Noble Pepper wrote:
>
> Marc Ulrich wrote:
>
> > Where can I find a Redhat 7.0 linux driver that will support the Promise
> > Ultra100 ATA IDE controller? I am unable to install linux without this.
> > Someone told me to go to the promise.com website & get it there, but
> > promise only has a fasttrak driver -- which will not work.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Marc
> >
> >
> >
> Here's some sources of info
>
> http://sweb.uky.edu/~mabran3/linux/hpt/
> http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/hardware/udma66.html
> http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Ultra-DMA.html
> http://www.csie.ntu.edu.tw/~b6506063/hpt366/
> http://www.linux-ide.org/ultra100.html
> http://www-scf.usc.edu/~vibber/linux/
--
Dave Gough
System Administrator
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ACE Computer Engineering, Inc.
1918 Dairy Rd.
W. Melbourne, FL 32904
(321) 728-7975 x148
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Aki Zeta 5)
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video
Subject: PCTV Rave, Savage based chips and crashes
Date: 19 Feb 2001 23:00:32 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
Three days ago, I bought a Pinnacle PCTV Rave, European version (with a
PAL/Secam Philips tuner), but it seems to be quite uncompatible with my
graphics board, a Diamond Stealth III: both PCTV Vision (Windows 98) and
xawtv (GNU/Linux) quickly crash.
First, I thought overlay was the source of my problem: neither upgrading
my graphics drivers nor (de)optimizing my BIOS parameters changed
anything, but turning PCTV Vision's 'force primary' on slightly improved
the situation: I could do two or three manipulations (such as moving or
resizing the window, switching between PAL and Secam, or adjusting
contrast) before it crashed. But it is still unusable.
That's why I turned to Linux's VESA frame buffer system, known to work
very well with S3s. I got no crash, and pretty impressive results, but
the picture quality is not so good: looks like bad SVHS, with thin
horizontal lines blurring the video. My chosen resolution is the TV one
(768x576-75) with 64k colors.
Here are my questions:
- Does anyone know how to avoid software crashes? Is this problem
linked with my graphics board? (My mainboard is an Abit KT7A.)
- Is there a way to improve quality with Linux's frame buffer? Are
there some relevant kernel/module parameters to optimize? (The PCTV is
plugged to a PAL/Secam/NTSC VCR through antenna and S-Video. I know
that I don't need both.)
Thanks in advance for your answers, and your tolerance towards
crossposting and my bad English.
--
Aki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: "sandy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: mount and umount hard disk
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 23:32:27 GMT
"Dances With Crows" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> On Thu, 15 Feb 2001 15:09:47 GMT, Your Name staggered into the Black Sun
> and said:
> >I would like to use a hard disk as a removable backup for linux.. It
> >is easy to mount the hard disk. But after umounting the hard disk,
> >linux can not be started again., There is a message about the
> >superblock not finding the hard disk.
> >
> >Is there a way to mount and umount hard disk without this problem?
>
> ? Next time, post the exact error message you get; "superblock cannot
> find hard disk" is not an accurate description of whatever the problem
> is. Please post a transcript of the commands you're using here, and
> include the complete text of all error messages.
>
> Anyway, if you're backing up your system, I assume you're doing
> something like this:
>
> # mount /dev/hdXY /mnt/backup
> # tar czf /mnt/backup/backup.tgz /home/ /usr/local/ /etc
> # umount /dev/hdXY
>
> If this removable drive is listed in /etc/fstab without the "noauto"
> option, then the init scripts will try to mount the removable disk at
> startup. If the removable disk is not there, the mount will fail, and
> you could see a message about not finding a superblock. This should
> *NOT* halt the boot process. Put the "noauto" option in for the
> removable drive if it's not there already.
>
> --
> Matt G|There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to
see
> Brainbench MVP for Linux Admin / Workin' in a code mine, hittin' Ctrl-Alt
> http://www.brainbench.com / Workin' in a code mine, whoops!
> -----------------------------/ I hit a seg fault....
Additionally, if only for backup then why bother even mounting. Just;
tar czf /dev/hdb1 /home /usr/local /etc
Where /dev/hdb1 is the partition to store the backup. You could even
make several partitions on the drive if you want to have a backup cycle.
Keith
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From: Tim Lider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Promise SuperTRAK66 RAID Controller
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 15:34:28 -0800
Hi all,
I'm looking any information on Promise's SuperTrak66 RAID Controller.
How does it write to the drives?
Are there any drivers for Linux?
If anyone has any information, please reply to:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Any and all information is appreciated.
Thank you
Tim Lider
Advanced Data Solutions, LLC
http://www.adv-data.com
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 18:56:00 -0500
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Zip 250 as easy as Zip 100?
Jorge Alvarez wrote:
>
> Hi there,
>
> I know how to use my current Iomega Zip drive (100 MB) on my Linux system. I
> have plans to upgrade to a newer Zip 250 in the near future. Can the later
> be used in such an easy way as the Zip 100?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jorge.
doesn't iomega have drivers for the USB version of the 250 on their
site?
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 19:05:26 -0500
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Microsoft game voice, voice over IP?
scott wrote:
>
> I have this nifty piece of gear that is really handy for gaming,
> but it only works under windows. Is anybody here familiar
> with this device
'this device' being what? It probably doesn't matter b/c it probably
isn't supported but u might want to be a little more specific next time.
> or with voice over IP?
VoIP is becoming popular and very well supported under Linux and is
always getting better.
> I realize that 100%
> functionality may be too much especiallyconsidering
> Microsoft doesnt want to acknowledge that there is lifebeyond
> Windows. I would really like to abandon Windoze. I've been
> flirting with Linux, BEOS, and FreeBSD for the past year and a half and
> it's getting to the point where I dread booting Windoze. I am a huge
> gamer and unfortunately Linux doesn't support all of my favorite games.
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 19:09:00 -0500
From: Glitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ~~ MODEM ALWAYS BUSY~~
u have a winmodem, get a real modem and problem will be solved
ttySx are the newer serial ports, dont use the cuax
Justin Durrant wrote:
>
> Hello Iam using a Diamond 56i SP Modem. Modem is IRQ5 on COM3.
>
> No matter what setserial or dev command i use i get the modem is always
> busy???
>
> I checked /etc/inetab and nothing is using or taking up the modem!
>
> What is the difference between using the ttys and cua? Which is better and
> why?
>
> Any help would be apreciated!!!
>
> Justin
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From: Azotar de Fuerza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video
Subject: Re: PCTV Rave, Savage based chips and crashes
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 00:11:20 GMT
On 19 Feb 2001 23:00:32 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Aki Zeta 5)
wrote:
> Three days ago, I bought a Pinnacle PCTV Rave, European version (with a
>PAL/Secam Philips tuner), but it seems to be quite uncompatible with my
>graphics board, a Diamond Stealth III: both PCTV Vision (Windows 98) and
>xawtv (GNU/Linux) quickly crash.
I just went through this exact experience. Go to Diamond
http://www.diamondmm.com and find the bios flash files for the Stealth
III S540 card. Determine your card's version and then flash its bios
per the instructions. I did this and got an immediate fix to my this
PCTV (Bt848) issue. It will probably take care of the other conflicts
you mention also.
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From: Tim Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Replicate/Clone RH6.2 Linux
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 00:13:33 GMT
> I have painstakingly set up old OS/2 Warp (urgh) workstation with
> RedHat 6.2.
...
> I now need to replicate/clone this workstation to 25 IDENTICAL
> workstations that are all connected over a Private internal network.
1. Attach clone system disks (/dev/hdc, /dev/hdd).
2. Clone entire system disk using dd(1):
# /usr/bin/time dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdc bs=1k &; \
/usr/bin/time dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdd bs=1k
3. Clone MBR:
# dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdc bs=446 count=1
# dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdd bs=446 count=1
4. Change the IP address (if static addresses), change hostname.
5. Test by swapping one of the cloned disks and rebooting.
Notes:
1. Assumes lilo in MBR, EIDE system with system disk on ide0, clone
disks on ide1.
2. If you have a Promise or other add on controller, you could use that
to increase the number of cloned disks per cycle.
3. If the clone workstations are not 100% identical (eg: hardware
including monitor), you'll have to manually make respective changes on
each of the clone disks.
4. The password files will be identical.
5. Note that dd makes low level byte by byte copies. If the system
disks are very big (eg- > 10GB) or have much unused space this could
take longer than it's worth.
6. Smart way would be to time and test w 1 clone, then make a script
that pauses after each clone set. Remember to include shutdown, disk
change and reboot time.
--
timothymoore
bigfoot
com
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From: "rob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How do you use optical jukeboxes in Linux?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 19:14:00 -0500
I just got a used HP SureStore Optical 40fx jukebox, and can't
find anything that tells how to get it working in Linux. The only
thing I found is the HOWTO which says "I have no experience with
optical jukeboxes in Linux!". I don't even know what device it
is, but I can find that out. How do I load magneto-optical
cartriges into the drive? It has one drive, and 16 slots. The
carrage, load-slot turntable, etc... have their own ID, as in most
other jukeboxes. I would appreciate any help on this topic.
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From: Tim Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Please help: Linux 2.2.18 SMP Crash
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 00:34:17 GMT
Versions 1.0 and 1.1 of the BP6 had a small 100uF capacitor at the edge
of the mb between the two CPUs (EC10). Mine were black.
I've replaced this with a 1000uF, 16v from Radio Shack on both rev 1.0
and 1.1 boards with 100% success. This board also requires a good 300W
or higher power supply (eg- SPI, Enermax).
Before the capacitor fix, large disk to disk file copies would lock up
hard requireing power cycle.
> > I have an ABIT BP6 dual celeron 433Mhz.
> > 384MB RAM
> > 3950U2B SCSI controller. with 2 18 GB WD disk (lvd) and 9.2 IBM (lvd)
> >
> > I have installed RH 7.0 with 2.2.18 SMP kernel.
> >
> > the system was working fine for 1 week non stop.
> >
> > then today it crashed. twice within 2 hours. there was no warning
> > message. The
> > system was essentially idle. no large jobs where running.
>
> While this may not be your problem, there is a considerable amount
> of folk lore on the web (which I think might be true) that some
> revisions of the Abit BP6 motherboard have a manufacturing/design defect
> where a weak power supply capacitor is installed on the motherboard.
> I suspect that I have that problem (but my symptom is lockups,
> not loss of power). I think I have some of these boards, as per
> http://bp6.gamesquad.net/Q6fix.phtml
> and http://www.eecg.toronto.edu/~doylep/linux-bp6/
>
--
timothymoore
bigfoot
com
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From: Fred Marsico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ASUS vs ABit motherboards
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 16:07:58 -0800
I am using the Asus A7Pro with Athlon 1.2 GHZ running Red Hat 7. All
devices were auto detected, only I had to key in the sync rates for the
bargain monitor and the Palit-Daytona video card that uses the SiS 300
chipset. Pretty hefty video for a server, but the people that will take
over the daily administator duties are Windoze only users, so I had to
make everything GUI based.
Brett I. Holcomb wrote:
> I use ASUS boards on Intel and haven't tried the AMD yet but I have been
> very happy with the Asus boards.
>
>
> --
> Brett I. Holcomb
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Microsoft MVP
> AKA Grunt<><
>
>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:fMRj6.467$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm in the process of shopping around to upgrade my system. I currently
>
> have a
>
>> P-120 with an ATI Mach64 card, a couple of IDE drives, Creative Labs 8x CD
>
> and
>
>> a Soundblaster card (don't remember what but it's PnP/PCI).
>>
>> I want to upgrade to an Athlon 1GHz and 512MB of memory. I'm trying to
>
> figure
>
>> out if I should go with an ASUS or an ABit board. I'm also going to get a
>> Thunderbird CPU. I see that there have been a flurry of newer boards from
>
> ASUS
>
>> and ABit. Has anyone purchased those noards? What type of problems (if
>
> any)
>
>> did you have?
>>
>> I'm also going to buy an IBM Deskstar 45 or 70GB drive. In certain posts
>
> I've
>
>> seen that the drive can cause a problem. If it matters any, I plan on
>> installing Mandrake 7.2.
>>
>> Will I be able to keep some of the hardware from the old system? What type
>
> of
>
>> hardware will I be able to keep?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> L
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From: "Rinaldi J. Montessi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: kernel patch for UDMA 100 card
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 19:46:51 -0500
Marc Ulrich wrote:
>
> I am confused about how to deal with a patch for linux that will allow me to
> use the Promise UDMA 100 controller.
>
> I have determined that it will be easiest to plug the hard drive into the
> on-board (ATA66) controller to install linux. From there I should download
> the appropriate patch to allow linux to use the PCI ATA100 controller, apply
> the patch, switch the hard drive back to the PCI controller & I'm set.
> Perhaps I'll have to fix a couple of things in lilo.conf as well.
Essentially you are correct. Bear in mind the patch requires a
"pristine" source to work with, so whatever kernel you're going to patch
make sure you have a freshly unzipped tarball. The patches are here:
ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/hedrick/
I have used the 2.2.16, 2.2.17 and 2.2.18 patches. I find 2.2.18 to be
the stablest with my configuration. I also compiled a 2.4.0 kernel and
used the built in configuration. Would not boot from hd but did boot
from floppy and find all the drives. May have been a problem at my end;
dunno.
> However, where can I find the right patch. I am installing Redhat 7.0 which
> uses kernel 2.2.16. So far I have only located a patch for the 2.4.0 kernel.
> Is there a patch for 2.2.16? Should I upgrade the 2.216 kernel to 2.4.0
> immediately after installing? If so, where do I find the new kernel? I am
> brand new to manipulating kernels.
Back up a couple of directories in that link I gave you and you can find
the kernel sources.
Note: If you are new to linux, resist the urge to update just because
"it's there". As with Windows many problems can be caused by
unnecessary upgrades. If there is something you absolutely need in the
new kernel, of course; but read the README's and Changes to see what you
may have to lose/change in the process.
Case in point; for me to upgrade to 2.4.0 (which I do not think is ready
for prime time, maybe by 2.4.10 I'll be tempted) I need to rebuild my
firewalling/masquerading setup with a system that (last I looked) is
incomplete (iptables/netfilter).
Of course this is just MHO and ymmv. Brighter bulbs than mine wander
through here.
--
Rinaldi]$
When we remember we are all mad the mysteries disappear and
life stands explained. - Mark Twain
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From: "Rinaldi J. Montessi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Promise Ultra100
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 19:50:18 -0500
Dave Gough wrote:
>
> I'm having some issues getting that to work as well, but I've at least
> gotten it to recognize the controller. I'm told that updating to the
> 2.4.x kernel will enable the ATA-100 speeds... I used this site:
> http://www.geocities.com/ender7007/index.html
>
> It did the trick in getting my system up and running (although I had to
> toss a tiny IDE HDD in to boot off of, but it gives my system better
> recovery chances anyways.
>
> My problem now is that on compiling the 2.4.1 kernel, I am running into
> errors compiling modules... I got it compiled once and that was when I
> didn't compile any of the modules, so of course it crashed. Hard. Now
> I'm getting booted out of the modules make install and can't get a
> sysmap.
>
> Any further resources?
>
> Noble Pepper wrote:
> >
> > Marc Ulrich wrote:
> >
> > > Where can I find a Redhat 7.0 linux driver that will support the Promise
> > > Ultra100 ATA IDE controller? I am unable to install linux without this.
> > > Someone told me to go to the promise.com website & get it there, but
> > > promise only has a fasttrak driver -- which will not work.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Marc
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > Here's some sources of info
> >
> > http://sweb.uky.edu/~mabran3/linux/hpt/
> > http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/hardware/udma66.html
> > http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Ultra-DMA.html
> > http://www.csie.ntu.edu.tw/~b6506063/hpt366/
> > http://www.linux-ide.org/ultra100.html
> > http://www-scf.usc.edu/~vibber/linux/
>
> --
>
> Dave Gough
> System Administrator
>
> -----------
> ACE Computer Engineering, Inc.
> 1918 Dairy Rd.
> W. Melbourne, FL 32904
> (321) 728-7975 x148
I'm trying to envision what problems you may be having; in the mean time
is the directory you are compiling in either named /linux or is there a
symlink named linux pointing to it?
--
Rinaldi]$
When we remember we are all mad the mysteries disappear and
life stands explained. - Mark Twain
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