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RE: [PLUG] Update strategy: RH6.2->RH7.1
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i just told my bios to try to boot from other devices.
i have a promise ata/66 both at home and at work, and the system bioses are
a little different for each (both running linux). my home machine, i just
had to tell it to try other boot devices and COULD NOT have any hdd in
positions a to d (hda-hdd) otherwise the bios tries that disk and doesn't
find an os. at work, i tell it to use the card (it's detected by the bios -
dell dimension xps) and I can still have a second disk at hda-hdd, but i
found the problem with that was trying to write lilo to the second disk vs
the first disk. for some reason, lilo ONLY wanted to write to the boot
sector of the first disk - regardless of what i instructed it to do. i
solved this issue by getting an ide cable long enough to allow the second
disk to attach to the second controller of the card. i still have
cdrom/writers/LS120/zip drives connected to the on-board controller, this
isn't a problem. also, some bioses let the add-on controller be the hda-hdd
controller and either disabling the on-board or making the on-board assume
hde-hdh. also there is a linux kernel module or directive that will also
boot add-on cards as the hda-hdd disks and make the on-board appear as
hde-hdh, but i think you need to have it compiled into the kernel. never
used it but i know it's there.
hope this helps.
-----Original Message-----
From: Arthur Alexion
To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
Sent: 10/8/01 2:59 PM
Subject: RE: [PLUG] Update strategy: RH6.2->RH7.1
Sounds good. What, if anything did you have to do vis a vis the BIOS?
Art
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
On 10/8/01, 2:38:34 PM, William Shank <wshank@mbcnet.com> wrote
regarding
RE: [PLUG] Update strategy: RH6.2->RH7.1:
> find out what chip is in it - and check on a linux hardware
compatibility
> site, such as lhd.datapower.com.
> don't worry about the windows drivers. the manufacturer includes this
cause
> windows has no/few drivers by default. linux on the other hand is
usually
> bundled with the driver modules for all hardware it supports - except
> sometimes where driver support is provided by the manufacturer and is
> proprietary - such as nVidia 3D support.
> I would take your old disk out, put the new controller and disk in and
boot
> from the RH7.1 CDROM or a boot floppy. you won't get far into the
install
> before you'll find out if it finds your disk.
> give this a shot, you may be pleasantly surprised:)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arthur Alexion
> To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
> Sent: 10/8/01 2:18 PM
> Subject: RE: [PLUG] Update strategy: RH6.2->RH7.1
> That sounds like a great strategy, but I have a question. The
> controller
> setup seems to be Windows only and there is not a trace of that OS on
> this system. How did you get around that problem?
> Art
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> On 10/8/01, 12:33:56 PM, William Shank <wshank@mbcnet.com> wrote
> regarding
> RE: [PLUG] Update strategy: RH6.2->RH7.1:
> > 6.2 probalby won't recongnize the controller w/out sending kernelk
> > parameters at boot time. at least this was the case on an older
kernel
> with
> > my promise controller card. i would put the new card/disk in then
> install
> a
> > fresh RH 7.1 to the new disk. then move your stuff off the old one.
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Arthur Alexion
> > To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
> > Sent: 10/8/01 12:16 PM
> > Subject: [PLUG] Update strategy: RH6.2->RH7.1
> > I have an old machine (i486 on a PCI board, 80 MB ram) now running
> > RedHat
> > 6.2. I want to add a Maxtor 7200 rpm 40 GB drive to it. In order
to
> > take advantage of the drive?s speed on this old computer, I am
adding
> a
> > Maxtor ATA controller.
> > At the same time I want to update it to RedHat 7.1. I am guessing
> that
> > the controller is more likely to be supported by RH 7.1, than 6.2.
> > My question is what sequence I should take to accomplish this?
Should
> I
> > update to 7.1 first, then add the new hardware, or should I add the
> > hardware, and then update the OS?
> > All suggestions will be appreciated.
> > Art
> > --
> > Art Alexion Tel: 215-884-5828
> > 200 Old York Road -- Suite 200 Fax: 215-884-5903
> > Jenkintown, PA 19046-3244 E-mail: arthur@alexion.com
> > http://www.alexion.com/
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