Re: Does Linux support Promise Technology Ultra33 Hard Disk Controller?
1. I have been searching many Linux Web sites trying to find out if
Linux supports the Promise Technology Ultra33 Hard Disk Controller card.
I installed this card because my older bios wouldn't properly support
large hard drives. I have found conflicting statements. Some documents
state that Kernels 2.0.35 and later support this controller, others say
no, others say there is a patch. Any comments on this would be
appreciated.
from Ultra-DMA mini-HOWTO
5.1. Promise Ultra33
This is a PCI card that has two UDMA channels on it, supporting up to
four drives total. You can look up specifications & pricing at
http://www.promise.com.
This card shipped in early model Gateway 2000 Pentium II systems, and
may or may not be in more recent models.
Kernel 2.0.35 supports the Ultra33 explicitly, and the development
kernels (current is 2.1.114) have generic PCI IDE interface support
which automatically detects the Promise Ultra33. However, the older
stable kernels (2.0.34 and below) do not, and since most Linux
distributions include these older kernels it can be a little difficult
to get Linux installed because of this.
...
better get full text of Ultra-DMA mini-HOWTO and read yourself.
There is also debian HOWTO package
2. How can I determine which Kernel is incorporated in a particular
Debian release?
uname -a
3. Any opinions on which Web site is best for up to date Linux hardware
support information?
comp.os.linux.hardware NG
Thanks
Ed
OK
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