Promise ultra ATA 133 controller

[Marcel Kunath]

I suppose the drive is backwards compatible to 33/66/100. I doubt the
difference between 133 and 66 is that significant unless you are really riding
on performance. I am staying away frpom recompiling suse kernels myself since
they started to patch so many things into it. You are bound to break your
setup if you recompile on your own.

mk

> > Hello,
>         I am contemplating getting a new ATA133 hard drive.  However, I
> would have to use an add on controller, since my mobo only supports ATA66.
> According to Promise's data sheet, Linux is listed as supported.
>     As of now, I don't have Linux on this machine, but I plan on installing
> Suse 7.3 in the near future. I went to Suse's website, and the 133
> controller is not listed in the supported hw database (the 100 is). I am
> nervous about buying this HD/Controller setup because it is not listed in
> the supported hw database.
>     I also googled around, and found that some folks could get the
> controllers working by re-compiling the kernel with the added support. I
> have no experience with re-compiling the kernel, and I am afraid that I
> would not even get Suse to install, if it "didn't like" the controller.
>     Is it possible to add the support for this card during an install (if
> Suse didn't recognize it)? I'm assuming that a driver disk would accompany
> the controller.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Don
>
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