Re: Promise ATA/133

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On Tue, Mar 12, 2002 at 09:42:42PM -0800, Alvin Oga wrote:
> > I am considering using a Promise ATA/133 drive controller and some ATA/133 
> > drives. Is anyone currently using such a setup?
> > 
> you need to download and apply the ata/133 patches to the kernel...
> 
> 	http://www.1U-Raid5.net/Patches/*ata133*
> 
> 	http://www.LinuxDiskCert.org/
> 	( patches probably merged into the newer kernels

Are these patches needed if I just want to use the (promise ata133)
controller in ata100 mode?

I've been using the 2.4.17 kernel, which supports the Promise family
of IDE controllers (at least up ata100, I believe).  My diald server
box is using the promise ata100 controller with the 2.4.17 kernel
compiled with promise IDE support.

So I just bought a promise ata133 controller, but an ata100 drive
for my workstation box.  Clearly I don't need ata133 support, the
ata100 support offered stock in 2.4.17 should do, as long as the
controller drives are the same.

Thanks,
Matt

(bad block scans take a loooong time on a 120 GB drive!)