On Sat, 23 Oct 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 22, 1999 at 07:50:03PM -0700, Yifan Yu wrote:
> > Is there a way to find out what address I should use? Also, when I tried
> > the boot option, it says ide2 is an invalid option.
>
> Do you already have Linux installed on this machine? You can find
> information about the controller in /proc/pci.
>
> If not, you _might_ be able to find the info in the Windows device manager
> under the resources tab.
>
> Mine also said that "ide2..." was an invalid option, but continued with the
> install (and did see the drive) despite the warning.
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Load your install disk, change to tty2 then 'cat /proc/pci'
You will need the first i/o address for both ide2 and ide3.