-K Kevin Poorman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <ewigin.home.ml.org> Do the Free-Ride <free-ride.home.ml.org>
On Mon, 2 Mar 1998, Joe Hill wrote: > I am looking for a version of Linux that is compatible with my IDE HD > controller, which is an "Ultra ATA" controller on a recent Gateway 2000 PC > (300 > MHz P II). According to the Redhat site, this controller is not compatible > with > Redhat ... my questions are: to anyone's knowledge, is the current version of > the Debian/Linux compatible (is this version 2.0.33 of the kernel?) and what > is > it that makes Redhat not compatible with this particular controller? Thanks > for > your help ... This is one of those UDMA cards ... that are not suported AFAIK by the linux kernel team ... However I belive you will find that you can use the Hard drive in EIDE mode by conecting it to your motherboard directly and removing the "Ultra ATA" card ... (IIRC you need to tell the bios that you want to use the on-board controler... ) > > > Joe > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .