> >>>>Hi everybody > >>>>I tried to install debian potato on my new A7V133. > >>>>My Harddisk is connected to the Promise ATA 100 and should be /dev/hde. > >>>>The drivers that came with the board belong to Red Hat, and "potato" > >>>>doesn't reckognize the Harddisk - instead it is asking for a module for > >>>>the Promise Controller. Does anybody know where I can find them? > >>>>Thanks Joerg > >>>> > >>>> > >>>I do not think that they are only for Redhat. Which kernel does your > >>>Debian install have (probably 2.2.19)? Which kernels are on the driver > >>>disk? If there is a module for 2.2.19, then start the installation, swap > >>>to the second console and activate it, mount your floppy and insmod the > >>>correct module. > >>> > >>>Greetz, > >>>Sebastiaan > >>> > >>Hi, > >>yes it is Kernel 2.2.19pre9. The modules supplied by the Mainboard are > >>named rh61-u100.pat > >>and rh62-u100.pat and i can't see for which kernel they were made. Insmod > >>doesn't accept these files. > >>By the way - I installed Suse 7.1 and it worked without any problem. Where > >>do they hide their drivers > >>and can I use them with debian? > >>Thanks Joerg > >> > >> > > Hmm, I think these are kernel patches. Are there no readme files on the > > disk? > > > > However, you have to compile a new kernel. I could not find any Promise > > support in 2.2.19, but in 2.4 kernels there is an option > > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_PDC202XX (PROMISE PDC20246/PDC20262/PDC20267 support (NEW)) > > which supports Promise Ultra100 chipsets. This is in a 2.4.7 kernel, do > > not know if it is supported in previous 2.4 kernels. > > > > I think this is the only way out for you. Get the 2.4 kernel source and > > the default 2.2.19 Debian kernel config (in /boot/config-2.2.19, I could > > send you it if you wish), copy it to /usr/src/linux/.config, make > > oldconfig, and enable the option above. > > > > After compilation, store the kernel image, the modules (and the config) in > > a .tgz, make a bootfloppy with your new kernel and use that to boot off > > the install program. As soon as you can, untar the modules to your new > > partition and use make your system bootable with your new kernel. > > > > > What documentation would anyone recommend to be clear on the files and > procedures described above. I am a very experienced programmer who has > never written a program for a *nix system. > > I really don't even know what and where the best documentation on my > potato system is. I have read the complete Installing Debian GNU/Linux > 2.2 For Intel x86 and many other doc's I have found at LDP and other places. > I do not know if there is any information available for it. The path I described above is just a creative one. I think it is wise to read some kernel documentation (Kernel-HOWTO). Documentation is in /usr/share/doc and in /usr/doc.
But if you already have a system installed, it is even simpler: just build a new 2.4 kernel and reboot. There is no need to reinstall the entire system. Greetz, Sebastiaa
