Re: UDMA 66

[Ross <nospam [at] virgin.net>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Bernard Harper <bernard [at] norfolkpark.freeserve.co.uk>
To: Richard <r.ibbotson@zetnet.co.uk>; Sheffield LUG <sheflug [at] listbot.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 2:50 AM
Subject: Re: UDMA 66

> sheflug - http://www.sheflug.co.uk
>
The problem was that I have a 13.6gb HD that I partitioned:
> 6.5gb for, yes, Windows and split the rest into 2 equal logical drives. I
> was wanting one as a spare partition and the other for Linux.
> Then the problems started.
> I knew that I could delete one of the the logical partitions with disk
druid
> so I could use it for Linux. Under disk druid I had; hda1,hda5 and hda6.
So
> I deleted hda6 for Linux. No!!! Boot sector too large, just won't have it
> and it can't create partitions for Linux. Then I read about the 1023 or 4
> cylinder thingy.
> To cut it short I ended up partitioning the same but this time deleted
hda5.
> Hda6 then became hda5 and Bingo, now up and running except for the sound
> card. The only problems seem to be that under Windows, Norton Disk Dr
> reports that I have invalid partition data.

i use 'partition manager' v2.38
http://www.users.intercom.com/~ranish/part/primer.htm

it's an excellent package with a good web site and full explanation of how a
drive works........try it!

> I've even configured the modem, but couldn't get it up and running till I
changed
> the flow control to xon/xoff. Kept coming up as modem is busy. It then
> detected the modem. Odd.
>

thanks......that's the one thing i hadn't tried. when i did, it fired into
life.

> Expect more about the soundcard and that isapnp.conf file. Un rem WHAT!!!
> Have you seen it???
>

yes and it's a nightmare...almost enough to convert you back to windows
!!!!!!

first try recompiling the kernel...... it worked for me, but read all the
info in the sound how to and the kernel how to before you start(the linux
answers mag gives a good guide to compiling the kernel)

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