John Fiore on 29 Dec 2003 20:49:02 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] Re: linux hard drive troubles


I've used a couple of the Promise cards in the last
few years.  They're recognized without any trouble.
 
--- Michael Lazin <michael@lazinweb.homelinux.net>
wrote:
> I called technical support on this issue and they
> insist that this is a  
> bios limitation and I need a controller card.  This
> leads me to this  
> question, what would be a ATA-100 controller card to
> use with Linux?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Michael
> 
> 
> On Dec 29, 2003, at 8:49 AM, Tom Diehl wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, 28 Dec 2003, Jesse Huestis wrote:
> >
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> Jeff has some very good advice.
> >>
> >> Can you see the drive correctly in the systems
> BIOS?
> >>
> >> Jeff,
> >>
> >> I am wondering, as I have had the same problem
> with some older  
> >> machines
> >> and the ATA 133 drives, do the other *FDISK
> programs see the drive
> >> correctly even if teh BIOS does not?
> >
> > You should be able to set the bios to type none
> and linux should  
> > detect it
> > properly. Assuming you are not trying to boot from
> the thing.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > ............Tom
> >
>
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