I was sold a Promise PDC 20375 IDE Controller for use with
a parallel ATA drive today. The guy said that Linux just started to
support it. However, I can only find 202xx related drivers in the
kernel, and they do not detect the 20375 controller.
Can I use this controller with Linux, or should I return it?
Thanks,
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martin f krafft wrote:
> I was sold a Promise PDC 20375 IDE Controller for use with
> a parallel ATA drive today. The guy said that Linux just started to
> support it. However, I can only find 202xx related drivers in the
> kernel, and they do not detect the 20375 controller.
>
> Can I use this controller with Linux, or should I return it?
Use kernel 2.6.x or download the patch for 2.4.x at the URL below or buy
a recent Linux distribution from a vendor.
ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/jgarzik/libata/
Jeff
Thanks for the response, Jeff!
also sprach Jeff Garzik <[email protected]> [2004.04.09.0453 +0200]:
> Use kernel 2.6.x or download the patch for 2.4.x at the URL below
> or buy a recent Linux distribution from a vendor.
I forgot to mention that I am trying with 2.6.5 -- unsuccessfully.
Kernel configuration is here:
ftp://ftp.madduck.net/scratch/config-2.6.5-embryo
Thanks for any further help!
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it said "needs windoze 98 or better," so i installed linux.