On 2004-01-30, Andreas Janssen penned: > Hello > > Adam Aube (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > >> On Thursday 29 January 2004 10:45 pm, Damian wrote: >>> I've successfully downloaded and installed Debian Woody, yeah! >>> However after installation I needed to rebuild the kernel to support >>> my sound card (Soundblaster Live! 5.1). I also have a 200 gb IDE >>> HDD and read that I needed to use the 2.4 kernel to support the >>> lba48 addressing that the drive needs to use. At the moment the >>> drive only shows up as 137gb. >> >> Your hard drive has likely been partitioned as if it were 137 GB. >> Installing a new kernel won't fix that - you'll have to repartition >> your drive, which means a complete reinstall. >> >> I think you need to reinstall Woody and select the bf24 kernel at >> installation time. This will detect your large hard drive correctly, >> allowing you to partition it correctly. > > No, it won't. You need at least Kernel 2.4.19 to use lba48. The > Kernels in Woody won't work. Better look for some installation > floppies with a newer one. Google groups should know where you can get > them. >
I used the netinstall CD just a few days ago, and it had the 2.4.24 kernel. So if the bandwidth to suck down new packages isn't a problem, isn't that the better way to go? -- monique -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
