Re: New Gateway computer.. can I install Debian on it?
Okay, I found out that the latest 2.3 kernels have preliminary ATA/66
support, and I'm willing to give it a shot. Now I'd like someone to help
me make my own custom bootdisk... should I just download the source,
compile the kernel locally, and copy the image over to a standard Debian
slink bootdisk? And, if so, how do do I make the new kernel NOT install
itself on my hard drive? (I will copy /boot and vmlinuz first, of
course, but i'd like it if i could configure it to install straght to
the bootdisk, of course...) Any tips from anyone?
Colin McMillen
Alec Smith wrote:
>
> My guess is that she's got one of the Promise Ultra ATA/66 controllers
> which the kernel (2.0.36) on the boot disks has no clue about. Currently
> Ultra ATA/66 support is under development, so I'd expect it very soon in
> 2.2/2.3 kernel versions.
>
> As a work-around, you may try connecting her HD to the motherboard EIDE
> controller, then enabling the drive in the BIOS. Be sure to use a standard
> IDE cable as the Ultra ATA/66 wire is a different design. It is my
> understanding that you can plug an ATA/66 drive into an ATA/33 socket
> (motherboard) with no side effects other than the drive acting a little
> slower.
>
> Alec
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