hi ya leonard
you'd need to get the ata/133 ide patch
( depending on which kernel you use )
the ide kernel patches should be at..
http://www.LinuxDiskCert.org/
-- my local copy
http://www.1U-Raid5.net/Patches/ *ata133*
have fun
alvin
On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, Leonard Monk wrote:
> Userhelpers,
>
> I am about to assemble a new PC with an ASUS P4T-E motherboard and a
> Maxtor 7200RPM 80GB ATA hard drive that came with a "free" Maxtor Ultra
> ATA/133 PCI Adapter Card (in addition to other, irrelevant goodies that
> I won't mention, as I don't want anyone to salivate), and I would like
> to put Woody on it. The Maxtor adapter installation guide says the card
> should be installed before the drive and that some relatively new Dark
> Side OS is necessary.
>
> I have searched around without finding much relevant, although there
> are some cautionary comments about Promise adapters.
>
> Do you think this can be made to work? What drivers and kernel
> modules would I need? Is the order of installation likely relevant for
> Debian? Will the adapter really help? By the way, I have used Debian
> before, have always had a hard time getting things right, and think the
> installation support is getting a lot better.
>
