armondf Posted June 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Hi all, managed to get everything working with Redhat 9.0 Download the Redhat 9 drivers for Fasttrack100 TX2, extract to a linux ext2 floppy, enter kernel paramaters as per the README, install the driver from the floppy, run install, set kernel parameters for lilo/grub, and voila, a working installation. Had mixed success with slackware, but managed to compile a working driver. Otherwise, I think Promise should get their ass into gear and start supporting linux properly. P.S, one good thing that came from all this: I am now running Mandrake on my notebook, nuked my XP installation. Now I only use linux *everywhere* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 so can you can use the RH kernel sources and compile your own kernel for mandrake :D ????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somedude Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Good stuff. Now, if I could get mine to work... I actually compiled the module from source (the GPL'd version 1.00.0.10). I can insmod the driver, but it takes for ever to do anything with the drives. I keep getting timeout errors, something to do with 'cam'. Could this be because I only have PATA drives and the SATA ports are being scanned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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