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[FBob@xxxxxx (BobF)]

On Tue, 22 Feb 2000, Philipp Thomas wrote:
> * BobF (FBob@xxxxxx) [20000223 06:23]:
> 
> > > It ain't necessarily so :-) If using 6.3, just use the special eide kernel
> > > and you're set ;-)
> > > 
> > With SMP?
> 
> Ooops, my bad. Yes, for SMP + HPT support, one would have to recompile the
> kernel (at least in 6.3). But no need to fetch anything, just install
> lx_suse, change to /usr/src/linux, do a 'make menuconfig' and then a
> 'make dep bzlilo modules modules_install' and you're set.
> 
> Slight warning though: AFAIK, there are problems with the HPT controller
> chip in SMP mode (at least in 2.2.14). Better ask Andre Hedrick
> (andre@xxxxxxxx) if that still holds.
> 
> Philipp

I could not get the udma66 to work until I got the 2.2.14 kernel and the patch
for HPT366.
Maybe I messed up initially but it seems to work for me now.

I'm kinda new with SuSe- came from FreeBSD just for the UDMA66 and better
SMP support.

Bob F

EMail  FBob@xxxxxx


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