Re: Promise card
FWIW, I have the same Promise card as you (Ultra 133 TX2). The module
(driver) it needs is included in the 2.4 and 2.6 kernels (at least) and
should show up as 'pdc202xx_new' when you run the 'lsmod' command - if
it is, in fact, loaded and compiled as a module. It can also be compiled
directly into the kernel.
If you look at the kernel config, that option is:
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_PDC202XX_NEW=y (or =m if compiled as a module)
Tom
David A. Parker wrote:
> Did you have to get any special drivers for your cards? I thought it
> might be a driver issue, but I was unable to locate any.
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> Thanks,
> Dave
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> uniqx wrote:
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>>> I, too, am using a Western Digital 120 BG w/8 buffer. Also, an 80G
>>> WDdrive (both 7200). Both in one system.
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>> In another system (sarge also) I am using a 100 GB WD drive.
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>>>> The Promise cards are great!
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>> David A. Parker wrote:
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>>> Thanks for your reply. It's probably not worth having you switch out
>>> your cards right now, but the offer is appreciated. What kind of
>>> drives do you have connected to your Ultra 100 cards? I should have
>>> mentioned before that this was a Western Digital 120 GB drive w/ 8 MB
>>> buffer, connected to the Ultra 133 as the primary master. It was
>>> recognized as /dev/hde when Debian booted, but it was really a game
>>> of chance as to whether or not it would be writable or even
>>> mountable. The filesystem was a single JFS partition (/dev/hde1),
>>> it's the data drive for MythTV.
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>>> Thanks,
>>> Dave Parker
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>>> uniqx wrote:
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>>>> I know you asked about the 133, but I am using the Promise Ultra 100
>>>> --on two debian systems -- and they work great. I can switch out the
>>>> 133 from my windows box and try it if you would like.
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>>>> If you think I can help, let me know.
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>>>> gere harvey
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