From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.6 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24, DMARC_MISSING,INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RDNS_DYNAMIC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from ip-208-181-73-175.adsl.radiant.net ([208.181.73.175] helo=tristan.stillaway.net) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1) id 14NKKn-0008BT-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Mon, 29 Jan 2001 12:51:29 -0700 Received: from localhost (steve@localhost) by tristan.stillaway.net (8.10.1/8.10.1) with ESMTP id f0TJqIY26413 for ; Mon, 29 Jan 2001 11:52:18 -0800 (PST) From: Steven Stillaway To: Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] HPT366 Drivers in install kernel? In-Reply-To: <3A75BBDD.E7E607A@gottinger.de> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Mon Jan 29 12:52:01 2001 X-Original-Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 11:52:17 -0800 (PST) X-Archives-Salt: ba5f2300-d283-4931-9e48-856c6d4dc9c3 X-Archives-Hash: 40bceb971323439afd6df2afd5a62fb4 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 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > gentoo-dev mailing list > > > > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org > > > > http://www.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > gentoo-dev mailing list > > > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org > > > http://www.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gentoo-dev mailing list > > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org > > http://www.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev > > > _______________________________________________ > gentoo-dev mailing list > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org > http://www.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev >