Re: [PLUG] ata controller card and linux(was linux hard drive troubles)

[Art Clemons <artclemons@aol.com>]

>I still can't get linux to see any more than 6 gigs of my 40 gig hard
>drive.  I am going to try using a promise ultra 66 ata controller card.
>Does anyone have experience with these cards and redhat?  Will I have
>to recompile my kernel or will redhat just recognize this card?

I have zero experience with said cards under redhat (I mostly use 
slackware) but about the only thing to look for is that they end up 
being /dev/hde -/dev/hdg.  Aside from having to configure my fstab no 
problem.  Incidentally, I might suggest trying a knoppix CD with the cd 
set as the boot device to determine just what your drives are detected as.

I did have to recompile my kernel but most I tend to compile my own 
kernel anyway and the stock kernel from slackware always found the 
promise card when I first booted up with it so all I can suggest is 
trying it.  I am surprised though that your bios apparently only 
recognizes 6 gigs, since the usual cutoffs were either 2 gigs or 8 gigs 
if they were that low.

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