[H-GEN] Hard Drive Problems

[Robert Brockway]

On Tue, 20 Oct 1998, Frank Brand wrote:

> You seem to have some setup problems here. When you are trying to load
> Linux how many HDD's and CD's or other EIDE devices have you connected
> and where are they (hda, hdb, hdc or hdd)? Is your CD configured as a
> slave (this is unimportant in Windows but can be critical in Linux) ie
> is the jumper set foe Slave?

Originally the Linux kernel obeyed the standard which disallowed a lone
slave on an ide channel.  however, after many ppl complained that their
box had been incorrectly setup and they would have to open the case
(possibly voiding warranty) to fix this, the kernel was modified to allow
for a lone slave on a box.  so having the Cd as a slave shpuldn't matter.

This was done quite some time ago, so all but the olderest kernels now in
use should be fine with this.
Cheers,
	-Robert

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