> Hi everybody! > I've got a problem with my new computer, which has a Promise Ultra 100 > harddisk-controller built in. My debian 2.2 Distribution doesn't recognize > it, so I > can't use the harddrive. I've got some kernel Patches for Red-Hat which were > delivered witch the machine. So now i wonder how i can get this working. I > have linux > already running on another computer. Should I try to patch the kernel from my > debian > system, and try to boot with this one from a floppy, and then start the > CD-installation? I hope anyone can help me. > Thanks. > > Mathias > > I have the same problem, haven't tried anything yet. But I think the right place to look is at: www.linux-ide.org (Linux ATA Development) Look under patches for your kernel. The debian 2.2 ships with a 2.2.17 kernel and their is a patch for this kernel. I have heard about someone got it working with a 2.4.0-t6 kernel, but that is not stable, but a dev. kernel. So one way could be to patch your 2.2.17 kernel to 2.4.0-t6 and supply the ata kernel patch for 2.4.0-t6.
If you want to boot from the cd-rom you'll have to move the harddisk plug directly to the main board. The cd-rom won't boot if theres no driver installed! Haven't tried all of the above, but its worth it. If you do please let us know the result! /jens
