Re: How to install Debian with Promise FastTrak 376 chip onboard?
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On Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 09:21:40PM -0800, Nano Nano wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 14, 2004 at 02:24:28AM +0000, Antony Gelberg wrote:
> > I came in a bit late here. Have a look on my site -
> > http://www.antgel.co.uk/compsci/linux/promise_raid.shtml. This has the
> > Promise driver module built against 2.4.18-bf24.
>
> I have a 376 on my motherboard, but its disabled [1].
> Currently I have a Promise Ultra TX 133 in there.
> There were problems in 2.4.18's Promise drivers fixed in 2.4.20,
> which is why you have to do the long convoluted process referenced in:
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2004/debian-user-200401/msg05141.html
I was under the impression you wanted a 376 driver.
> Any chance of a backported Ultra TX 133 driver that could just be put on
> a floppy like this?
No. What I would do in your situation is plug in an IDE drive, install
Debian on that, compile the latest kernel, mount the SATA drive / array,
and do a chroot install. I've messed around trying to create a Debian
install ISO with a late kernel with SATA drivers, but it's proven easier
to keep an old IDE drive at the ready with the above-mentioned install.
> [1] I have an Asus P4C800-E with an onboard SATA/RAID controller.
> If I don't disable it I get memory errors with Microsoft's Memory
> Diagnostic tool (http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp), and lockups
> when playing Freedom Fighter. memtest86 reports no errors!
>
> The errors are in Bank 0, even when you switch the chips, or if you put
> the chips in Bank 1 and 3 the errors are always in Bank 1.
>
> I found this:
> http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&threadm=JIxNb.34286%24ZuL1.19485%40twister01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dp4c800%2Bbank%2B0%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26selm%3DJIxNb.34286%2524ZuL1.19485%2540twister01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com%26rnum%3D1
> which says I should disable it.
I couldn't read the link as it wasn't quoted, so who knows.
A
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