its me again i tried to do linux ideX=noautotune and it works i installed it ok the setup is ok but when the kernel loads and enables udma66 it halts !!! now what??? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nathan Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 12:42 AM > Subject: Re: [newbie] kernel halts with udma66 > > > > >From: "Mandrake7" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: [newbie] kernel halts with udma66 > > >Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 22:04:06 +0300 > > > > > >hello i have some problems with my friends pc > > >when i install a linux distribution with kernel >= 2.2.17 when the > > >kernel > > >finds my hard drives it enables UDMA66 the kernel halts if i install the > > >new kernel and disable the UDMA when i start xwindow i > > >can't see anything to my screen the controller is Promise UltraDMA66 > > >Any ideas??? thanks > > > > > > > > This is common. Happened to me many times over the past week while trying > to > > install LM7.2 and 8.0. Try this: at the command line, type > > "linux ideX=noautotune" where, X is the ide number that it's freezing on. > > This'll get you past the freeze-up. > > > > Nathan Owens > > > > > > -- > > Nathan Owens > > Georgia Tech, Atlanta > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > >
