Thanks for the correction. That explains why I pulled my hair out looking
for it. I guess I should have read your previous E-mail a little better.
Thanks again,
Matt
BTW - thanks for all your help on the Mandrake Newbie list. If it weren't
for some of your advice and helpfulness, I may have ditched Linux long ago.
>From: Axalon Bloodstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [newbie] Ultra 66 controllers and Linux
>Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 11:54:02 -0700 (MST)
>
>On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, M Thompson wrote:
>
> > I'm running Linux with an Ultra66 controller from Promise.
> >
> > First, check out:
> > http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Ultra-DMA.html
> >
> > I first had to add the kernel parameters described in the above URL.
>This
> > let me access the drive in PIO mode (FYI - this is slow mode) and
>install
> > Linux Mandrake 6.1 onto the drive. I then had to download the latest
>2.2.13
> > Linux kernel. I then printed out the Linux Mandrake kernel
>configuration.
> > I then proceeded to extract the downloaded kernel source files. I then
>made
> > /usr/src/linux point to my new source files with a soft link. With my
>Linux
> > Mandrake kernel configuration in hand, I proceeded to recompile the
>Linux
> > kernel, being sure to add support for the Promise Ultra 66 card (FYI -
>it
> > uses chipset PDC20262). After booting with the new kernel, my access
>time
> > was faster. The access times can be verified by typing "hdparm -tT" on
>a
> > command line.
> >
> >
> > HTH,
> > Matt
> >
> > BTW - Mandrake says the OEM kernel with Mandrake 6.1 has support for the
> > Promise Ultra66, but good luck finding it.
>
>The Huh? Never said that, i said the patch is in the src.rpm :)
>
> > >From: "Balaji Prasad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >Subject: [newbie] Ultra 66 controllers and Linux
> > >Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 14:10:24 CST
> > >
> > >I am interested in installing Linux on my system but I was told that
>The
> > >Ultra 66 Controller from Promise Technologies has no supported linux
> > >drivers
> > >yet. Is this a fact ?? Please advise.
> > >Thanks
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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