Charles A Edwards wrote: >On Thu, 25 Apr 2002 17:31:46 -0700 >"db" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Civileme, >> >>I'm back by the machine and able to give your last suggestions a whirl. I >>also looked up your article that you referred me to. Reading it, causes me >>to ask ... will the person creating the data with the app in 5.1 be able to >>boot into 8.1 to burn it into a CD ... and if so, do I have to do anything >>at this stage to make this possible? >> > > >I am going to give this one more shot. > >RH 5.1 uses a pre 2.0 kernel (not sure of exact but 5.2 used the 2.0.36). >In order to install it to a hd connected to an ata33 controller you Will need to >follow the directions given in my previous post or it will be forever unable to 'see' >your hd. > >In your orig message you stated you had a P3. >If this in act is the case then the odds are 95% or better that you have an ata66 >controller not ata33. >With ata66 controller you Can Not install RH 5.1. >The earliest version of RH you would be able to use is 6.0 and even with it you would >need to install using the directions given previously Plus >you would also need to apply a kernel patch. > >My previous recommendation stands. >Get a more recent ver of RH. >Hell, if you will pay the postage I can send you copies of either 7.1 or 7.2 > > > Charles >
Charles, why not just install a 40-pin cable? With that, the IDE controller won't even try above 33, and then RH5.1 which is required by his RH5.1 Centric app will install. Civileme > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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