Okay, everyone keeps telling me to use the idepci disks, which sounds like it would probably work. But on the website it says that the idepci ONLY supports IDE and PCI devices, not SCSI. I don't have any SCSI devices, but actually I do want SCSI emulation for my CD writer. But are there other limitations on these ide-pci kernels? I mean why do these even exist in the first place. If ide-pci supports the promise controller, why didn't they put this support into the main kernel as well. (Also BTW, I have a Promise on-board controller, not a PCI card).
David Grant PLEASE cc: to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "David Grant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 10:13 AM Subject: Re: Promise IDE ATA-100 controller on ASUS A7V133 > You can just use the idepci install disks which detect the promise drives as > hde and hdf > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David Grant > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 8:54 AM > Subject: Promise IDE ATA-100 controller on ASUS A7V133 > > > Hi, > > I have an ASUS A7V133 with PDC20265 on-board IDE as well as the standard > on-board VIA controller. I am trying to install Debian potato 2.2r3. I > need to get it to install from the on-board Promise IDE controller. I tried > using the boot: parameter with these parameters, which I retrieved from > Windows 98 device manager resources: > > boot: linux ide2=0xA000, 0x9802 ide3=0x9400, 0x9002 > > but this didn't work. When it reached the first few screens in the Debian > installed it said that I didn't have any valid devices to install to. > > I went to a shell and looked at /proc/pci. I looked fine as far as I know. > It showed an "unknown mass storage device" and said "unknown promise > device". It also had the same addresses which I gave above as the boot > parameter. > > Is there anything else I need to do? I used > http://www.geocities.com/ender7007/ as a guide. But I need more help. Does > anyone know what I can do? > > Thanks, > David Grant > Please cc: to [EMAIL PROTECTED] as I am not subscribed to list. Thanks > a lot. >
