On 08/08/13 06:28 AM, Jerome BENOIT wrote:
Hello Gary,
On 08/08/13 11:39, Gary Dale wrote:
The various ide modules (ide-generic, ide-cdrom, etc.) seem to be missing in
the Wheezy kernel. However they still compile a 486 kernel so I'm assuming
there is some intent to continue to support older hardware.
In my case, I have an old laptop that I could run Squeeze on by including
ide-generic in the /etc/initramfstool/modules file. However the same thing
doesn't work in Wheezy because there is no ide-generic module.
Googling around, I found one post that suggested it's been superseded by libata
but I can't find that either.
Is 486-era hardware still supported in the newer kernels or is this a lost
cause?
I guess that it is still supported by the kernel, but not by the kernel deb
package as distributed by debian.
You may build your own kernel, and the following link is a good place to start:
http://kernel-handbook.alioth.debian.org
hth,
Jerome
Thanks. This would be a truly bizarre situation - creating a 486 kernel
package for people but omitting the basic hardware drivers for hardware
of the that vintage.
The basic difference between the 486 and 686 kernels is support for PAE.
Pentium processors lack PAE but would generally need the IDE drivers.
In my case, I'm talking about Pentium-MMX @ 200MHz, which is far less
powerful than a Raspberry Pi but still useful. However the CD-ROM and
disk drives of that time need IDE drivers.
It wasn't long after that PAE was added (in the Pentium Pro and later).
Why would anyone make a 486 kernel and not include the drivers? I could
understand, but not agree with, dropping 486 support as some distros
have done. But to simply not compile the drivers seems silly.
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