> Here´s what i wrote this morning to the list: > Hi! > > I´ve the same board installed. > You just can boot either Windows or from your Debian CDs. In windows use > the Systeminformation programm (win98) to finds out the E/A and IRQ > Values > the controller uses. The same things can be looked up under Linux ind > the > /proc/pci file, which i find is more clear to see. I use the biggest > and > the > third biggest E/A numbers. When you have got these numbers you type into > the > linux boot prompt: > linux ide2=0x<value>, 0x<value>, <IRQvalue> > (at my system linux ide2=0x8800, 0x8000, 10) > after that the kernel should be able to find the hdd. You can append > this > line to your lilo.conf. > Take care with new PnP devices. I installed a new soundcard after linux > was running, and the E/A values of the Promise controller had been > changed, > and i couldn´t boot linux again until deinstalling the card, booting > linux, > disabling or changing the append line in lilo.conf and booting with the > new > values. > > HTH > > Mathias
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