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List:       gentoo-dev
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-dev] HPT366 Drivers in install kernel?
From:       Steven Stillaway <steve () stillaway ! net>
Date:       2001-01-29 12:52:01
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I don't need to boot off the disk (I already have GRUB installed and it is
located on a different disk) I just need the kernel to be able to mount
the root partition off of the HPT366.  So I think everything should work
fine.

On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Achim Gottinger wrote:

> Steven Stillaway wrote:
>
> > It is a ATA66 IDE controller that requires a special kernel addition.
>
> Ok, Generic PCI bus-master DMA support is turned of in the boot kernel.
> I took a quick look into the drivers help and have one question. Do you need the
> Boot off-board chipset first support to boot ?
> I can send you a special kernel for your controller if you want.
>
> achim~
>
> >
> >
> > This was a patch in the 2.2 kernels, but it is included as an option in
> > the 2.4 kernels
> >
> > On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Achim Gottinger wrote:
> >
> > > Steven Stillaway wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I am looking at installing gentoo.  I want to try and install it on a
> > > > machine with the root partition on a disk using the HPT366 controller.
> > > >
> > > > Do you have the drivers for this compiled into your default install
> > > > kernel?
> > >
> > > Is this an scsi controller? We compiled in scsi-support for
> > > adaptec/symbios/ncr controllers. All other
> > > controllers are avaliable as modules.
> > > So typing modprob [HPT366 controler module] should work.
> > > After you have configured everything as described in the install-guide, copy
> > > the linux-sources-2.4.1-_pre8.tbz2 to your root disk. Chroot to that
> > > partition, install the kernel package ( ">pkgmerge
> > > linux-sources-2.4.1_pre8.tbz2"),
> > > cd to /usr/src/linux , build and install your kernel. Leave the chrooted
> > > environment and configure the bootmanager.
> > >
> > > achim~
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > This would make life easy, but if not then I can do an existing install on
> > > > that partition and then upgrade to gentoo.
> > > >
> > > > -----------------------
> > > > Steven Stillaway
> > > > steve@stillaway.net
> > > >
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