All, I am currently trying to build out a new Debian system and am having some issues with getting the IDE PCI card drivers installed. I'm relatively new at setting up Debian and have been working this issue for several days now. That said, here are the specifics:
System: Dell Optiplex GX1P, 768MB Ram, 600 MHz CPU (PIII), 33MHz bus w/4 PCI slots, ATI RAGE PRO TURBO video chip, Bios version A10, IDE (DMA/ATA) on board. New IDE PCI Card: Highpoint Rocket 133 (Ultra ATA /PCI - 33/66) Hard Drives: Primary Maxtor (20GB) Secondary Maxtor (250GB) - thus the need for the Ultra ATA card. Installtion process: I installed the new card in the system and connected the drives as specified in the manual, i.e. set the jumpers and plugged them into the board. I am installing from a CDROM disk (Sarge) Linux Kernel 2.4.2-27 (Yes I know it is not the latest available). When the installation procedure gets to the recognizing the IDE Drives for setting up the partitions it fails to find the driver. After checking the drivers on the RAM disk, I see that the needed driver "HPT302.o" is not there. I have managed to get the driver code from Highpoint and compile it against the 2.4.2-27 kernel on my laptop. So this is where I am now stuck - How can I get the HPT302.o driver file into the installation package in the CD image so that the Debian installer can find it and load it during installation? If that is not the best or easiest approach to take, I would like to know. Otherwise, any advice that you might have would be appreciated. I mean really, others must have done this sometime. Thanks in advance, Stan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]