Hello Zilla©,
Have a look here : http://www.linux-nc.org/article.php?sid=58
It's made for mandrake, but should work with any linux distribution as
the problem is coming from the kernel not being able to "locate" the
promise chip address ...
dimanche 4 mars 2001, 21:00:07, vous avez écrit:
Z> I did flash my BIOS just a month or two ago, in order to get Win2k to
Z> install. But I'm having the same sort of problem in trying to install
Z> Redmond Linux (a Caldera offshoot). It is not seeing my hard drive. The
Z> install program works fine ( choosing language, mouse, keyboard, video
Z> card) up to the point of choosing where to put Linux. It is not only not
Z> seeing the partitions (and free space), but not even seeing the drive at
Z> all! I have an A7V with the Promise ATA-100 Controller, and a Maxtor
Z> ATA-66 hard drive.
Z> As I said before, W2k crashed on install, until I: A.> Flashed the BIOS,
and B.>> loaded downloaded drivers during the checking hardware phase.
Z> But I think Windows DID see the hard drive, as Win98 loaded fine. It was
Z> the CD that wasn't being recognized by W2k, and it would hang when it
Z> attempted to go from the DOS-Mode to the graphical install. After I did
Z> the two steps above, it loaded fine. But the Linux install doesn't give
Z> me the option of loading the drivers...
Z> Any Ideas???
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Best regards,
Bertrand
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http://www.linux-nc.org
Linux, il y a moins bien, mais c'est plus cher !
