I dont know if BE6 has the same problem or not. For KT7A-RAID PCI Slot 1, shares the same IRQ with APG, manuel recommend dont use it if AGP Slot is used. PCI Slot 5 has an issue too. So I left that slot alone too. ATA 100 mode should has no sever problem with Linux. Running Hot Rod Pro 100, with a single 30G ATA-100 harddisk, on BX chipset. Dont know if mix mode on the same ATA-100 bus and on the same cable has an issue or not. >Hello there! > >I was wondering if there are known issues with the quantum fireball plus LM >30 udma 66 drive and linux? > >my system: > >abit be6-2 motherboard ( w/ hpt366 ) upgraded to latest available bios >pentium 2 400 >128 mb pc100 ram >matrox g400 dual, 32 m AGP > >PCI 1( first pci slot, not second ) -- promise udma 100 controller >PCI 4 ( soundblaster live value ) >pci 5 dlink 538TX NIC > >disks > >Ide0 m: 20gig quantum ( ata 33 ) > s ide zip atapi > >Ide1 m: plextor 8x4x32 cdrw > s: pioneer dvd > >promise udma ide 2: quantum fireball + LM 30 ( master ) udma 66 > udma ide 3 maxtor 20 gig udma 100 > > > > >I have been trying to install Mandrake Linux 8 on a abit be6-2 motherboard >with the hpt 366 controller. >But it crashes during boot . . . as soon as the udma drives are detected >the kernel hangs . .. I am trying to install linux onto the >first harddisk that is on the motherboard controller. ( not the udma drives >) > >1) if the hpt 366 is disabled, Linux will install -- windows works fine >with hpt driver and the fireball drive though. > >2) I heard that there are problems with the hpt 366 controller and linux > >3) so I bought the Promise ata-100 udma controller as a longshot > >4) same problem, won't boot .. . > >here's the kicker, the system will boot and install linux if the LM 30 is >unplugged from my computer ( power and ide cable ) > >( colors of ide cable are right direction - - - ie blue ( motherboard ) >and black ( master ) so that's not the problem ) > >So my question is this a bug with the drive itself that only shows up in >linux, or is there a bug in the Kernel ata driver that doesn't work >properly with the quantum LM 30 fireball + drives? > >Why should it even matter what type of Ide drive I have? Aren't they all >compatible with some standard?? > >Thank you for any information that you can provide! > >Stuart > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.
