[olug] linux install

[Jon]

You need a kernel compiled with htp366 support.
http://www.siig.com/products/ide/ata66specs.html - manulally copied hope the link works?

The good news is this card is supported byt he kernel and has been for a while.

On Fri, Aug 03, 2001 at 01:24:04PM -0500, barlow wrote:
> Thank you Jon. I'll have to look into finding a kernel that will work with
> my card. If I dont find one...oh well i've been looking for a reason to buy
> a new hard drive.Being that I have to clear these things with the wife and
> all. :-) thanks again for the help
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jon" <thechunk at thechunk.dhs.org>
> To: <olug at bstc.net>
> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 9:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [olug] linux install
> 
> 
> > Very easy to diagnose your problem.
> > The kernel panic is because the kernel that was loaded doesn't have
> support for your ata card.  When your kernel is missing native support for
> the drive or is missing support for the file system that is root it will
> panic and freeze.  Bascially you need to install either a custom kernel or
> find one of mandrakes that supports your ata 66 card.  your other option is
> to put a root partion on a drive connected to the motherboards ide and have
> the drivers for your card compiled as a module.  Anyway I hope this is
> clearer than mud.  Building custom kernels I have made the mistake more than
> once of not including support for ext2 and i get that error on boot.
> Because modules reside in the filesystem you have to compile support for
> your root filesystem into the kernel.
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 03, 2001 at 07:59:02AM -0500, barlow wrote:
> > > When is the next time everyone will get together for one of those
> install
> > > feast? I have tried to install mandrake 8 with no success. I get an
> error
> > > like this. kernel panic:VFS: unable to mount root fs on 21:05
> > > I have an amd k6 III 400,128mb,two hard drives one western and the other
> a
> > > maxtor. I have a siig ata 66 pci card that my hard drives are hooked
> > > into.not sure of the motherboard cause I didn't build this system. I
> have
> > > searched for help on the web if any of you can help that would be great!
> > > thanks for your time
> > >
> > >
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