On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, Juan Miguel Cacho wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've been using Mandrake 7.0 (with some updates) for a little over a year
> now. I installed it in June of 2000. It's about time I upgraded to the newer
> versions. My question is, should I upgrade to Mandrake 8.0 or should I wait
> for 8.1?
>
> My setup now is:
>
> UDMA 33
> /dev/hda1 = 1.0GB Win95
> /dev/hda2 = 30MB /boot
> (the rest of /dev/hda is linux swap)
>
> /dev/hde2 = 19GB / <--- linux Mdk 7.0 UDMA 66
>
> I have to boot from hda2 because lilo cant boot from /dev/hde1; the UDMA 66
> controler hot point HPT366. I'm using 2.2.18 with the UDMA patch.
>
> Will Mandrake 8.0 recognize the HPT366 out of the box or will I have to
> patch the kernel?
Yes, and no.
Will I be able to boot from /dev/hde1 once and for all or
> do I have to keep my /dev/hda2 = /boot directory?
The HPT366 boot issue was fixed a long time ago i believe.
Are you sure 2.2.18 + UDMA won't boot HPT366? I read the source code a
while back and seem to remember that that particular issue has been
resolved.
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