Be aware of any IRQ sharing with the promise controller. In windows
sharing seems to work ok with that device but I've had some serious
problems in linux. The (can't remember for sure) third or fourth pci
slot from the top (agp slot) always shares with the promise controller.
If you really have problems you may need to move that device to a
different slot altogether.
Abe
Dan LaBine wrote:
>
> Dear Micha³; You can't install Mandrake, because you don't have any free
> partitions left. You said that you had 3 - 10Gb partitions all formatted
> with DOS? you need at least one partition UNFORMATTED for Mandrake. It will
> format the partition for Linux-Mandrake while it is installing. If all 3
> partitions are already formatted for DOS/Windows, there is no place for
> Mandrake. Also, check the CD that came with your ASUS board. See if it has a
> driver section for the Promise ATA100 adapter on the M/B. There may be a
> Linux Driver on it. If your BIOS doesn't detect the drive, check the drive
> to make sure that the jumpers on it are set to Master. If they are, replace
> your IDE cable (it may be defective,..but probably not). Borrow another IDE
> drive and see if your BIOS will detect it. If it does, there may be a
> problem with your drive. In any case, you'll have to delete one partition
> (the second one is your best bet) in order to make room for Mandrake. Make
> sure that you back up your data first!
>
> Good luck!
>
> Dan LaBine
> Registered Linux User #190712
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Micha³ POZARZYCKI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 8:40 AM
> Subject: [newbie] No hard disk
>
> > Hi everybody!
> >
> > I've got a problem with Mandrake 7.2 installation. All goes well
> > until the programme asks me for existing SCSII driver. Recording
> > to the manual of my motherbard (ASUS VIA 761 Chipset) there is a
> > driver Promise. There is no such a driver in the list I have to
> > choose from. Anyway I try to say
> > no SCSII device and then the programme say there is no valid
> > device where the file system can be placed, check for hardware
> > error. My hard disk is
> > Seagate Barracuda IDE 30,8GB, so I assume that thye error is not
> > connected
> > with possible SCSII device error that I probably do. An
> > additional information is that my BIOS doesn't detect hard disk,
> > the field Primery Master say None when booting. Also in the Bios
> > Setup when I choose autodetect Primery Master the Bios doesn't
> > recognize any data (like PIO level or UDMA level). When I set
> > Secondary Master autodetect it chooses CD-recorder and gets the
> > information on PIO or UDMA.
> > Sorry if I haven't included enough information - I'm not to good
> > at it. I am very determined to install Linux on my desktop, but
> > can't deal with that stuff. If it helps the windows 98 goes
> > almost well and it recognizes all my three partitions of the
> > drive, which have been made by firm I bought the computer from
> > (thay used Partition Magic or some stuff that sounds similiar,
> > made three partitions 10GB each, and the partitions are in the
> > format compatibile with DOS or smth.)
> >
> > Appreciate any comment
> >
> > michal
> >
> >
