Re: [gentoo-dev] HPT366 Drivers in install kernel?

[Steven Stillaway <steve@stillaway.net>]

It is a ATA66 IDE controller that requires a special kernel addition.

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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