Re: tlug: Installing Redhat6.1 on Gateway with ultra66

[Selva Nair <selva@example.com>]

On Thu, 6 Apr 2000, Vijay Kumar wrote:

>  
>  >> Could you suggest the easier way to handle this problem.
>  
>  >Use the on-board controller for the installation.  Compile a custom
>  kernel
>  >with the Promise driver, making sure to select the option "Boot from
>  off-board
>  >IDE chipsets first".  dd the kernel onto a floppy.  Reconnect the drive
>  
>  >to the Promise controller.  Boot from that floppy.
>  
>  How do I do this (Boot from off-board IDE chipset)?

I missed the original post, but guess you have an off-board Promise
controller. As has already been suggested, you need to roll a
custom kernel with the experimental (?) pdc driver enabled. Also 
answer yes to "Boot off-board chipsets first support". This makes 
the off board controllers numbered as ide0/ide1 (instead of the default
of on-board controllers being ide0/ide1 and off-board ide2/ide3).
Then you can boot from ide0, say, connected to the Promise controller.
You need to use  "ide0=dc4030" as kernel boot parameter. For example,
boot as 

linux ide0=dc4030

Selva


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