Re: Promise caching IDE

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From: Nix
Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 00:00

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"Tom Bird" <hamster@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes:

> Linux won't talk to my Promise caching IDE controller (VLB) that I just got
> to upgrade my main Linux box.  I have put 4Mb of RAM on it and it works
> fine in Win95 with no modifications.
> 
> Linux though refuses to mount the file system (I think the error was 'read
> beyond end of device' or something similar).
> 
> There is not a specific kernel (I think).
> 
> Slackware 3.something with 2.0.0 kernel.

If you go up to a late 2.0.x series kernel and ask to see experimental
config features, there's experimental Promise controller support.

I don't know whether it works, though; esperi's got an ancient Promise
ISA/IDE controller, but it works fine with the normal drivers. And loki's
not got [E]IDE at all.

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Date: 1998/05/16
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