<snip> > > 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 <snip>
Take a look at www.linuxnewbie.org and look for an NHF (newbieized help file) on ATA-66 this will tell you how to work out the memory range for your promise controller. Then to install debian all you will need to do is type the following at the initial boot screen prompt: linux ide2=0x9400,0x9002,10 your numbers may vary, the third number is the irq. If your board is an ASUS A7V then these numbers are probably correct as this is the board I use. Once you have installed, you will need to boot the same way otherwise the drive won't be found. Once you have booted you can put this line in the lilo.conf file and run lilo as root to have it work automatically: append="ide2=0x9400,0x9002,10" To use the secondary controller you will need an ide3=.... with (obviously) different mem/irq values. HTH Barney
