[ale] install on a maxtor ata/100/20 gig disk

[Bao C. Ha]

If that is what you want, just raise your voice, in the kernel
mailing list perhaps.  If it is a good suggestion, I have no
doubt it will be adapted.

I have a problem with the IDE driver module in kernel 2.4.[1-4]
does not recognize my drive correctly.  IDE support is fine
when built-in the kernel.  I just asked around.  It is then 
fixed, by Herbert Shu who builds kernel images for Debian.

It is one of the beauties of Linux.  You can make request for
functionalities.  If no one cares, you can also do it yourself.
You cannot do it with Microsoft-based OSes, or any other non
open-source systems.  In your case, perhaps building your own
kernel is even a better choice.

Bao

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ale at ale.org [mailto:owner-ale at ale.org]On Behalf Of Marc
> Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 11:18 PM
> To: Casey Allen Shobe
> Cc: ale at ale.org
> Subject: Re: [ale] install on a maxtor ata/100/20 gig disk
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 11 Jun 2001, Casey Allen Shobe wrote:
> > That's not a nasty habit.  The fact that linux is not 
> limited by the BIOS
> > has been quite helpful many many times.  For example, on 
> old systems that
> > have hard drive size limitations, Linux is not affected...  
> Lack of this
> > "nasty habit" results in an operating system like Windows, 
> where if your
> > bios supports 500mb or 8gb, that's all you can use.
> 
> 	Actually it is.  Try maintaining/upgrading 100's of machines 
> 	in the field, life would be better if "DISABLED" options were
> 	respected. You don't have to live within the limitations of the
> 	BIOS to respect on/off settings.  I have seen hundred of hours
> 	working around problems of conflicting onboard controlers after
> 	upgrades.
> 
> 	I am anything but a friend of microsoft, but just as Linux 
> 	works around BIOS limitations thru good device driver code
> 	so does windows...  Maxtor, Segate, etc ship enhanced drivers
> 	with their drives.
> 
> 	--marct
> 	marct at mindsrpring.com
> 
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