[Devil-Linux-discuss] unknown via southbridge

[<jo...@im...>]

I've been using Devil Linux since v1.2 on my old and formerly trusty Pent=
ium 233 which breathed its last breath this weekend. So, being firewall'l=
ess I purchased a new motherboard processor and RAM to replace the old bo=
x. I was very excited to get some new gear and all of that, so imagine my=
 surprise when the box would not boot! The error that i'm getting is "VP_=
IDE: Unknown VIA SouthBridge, disabling DMA". This error prevents the box=
 from booting any further (obviously).

Hardware Spec:
Motherboard: Asus P5V800-MX
CPU: Celeron
Memory: 512MB
No Hard Disk
CD ROM
Floppy

Pretty basic setup.

I'm not a *nix ninja by any means. I can install it, mostly configure it =
but I dont know alot about what goes on under the covers. However doing s=
ome basic searches I found that other people have had the same issue with=
 other distros, notably the person with the same motherboard that posted =
this thread.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions//showthread.php?t=3D441424

I've talked to a few friends who have mentioned that this version of devi=
l linux probably just doesnt have support for this hardware yet. If that =
is the case, will it support this any time soon or is there a way that I =
can patch this to make it work.

My other option is to return the hardware and pick up a new motherboard, =
CPU and Memory that will hopefully be compatible.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks a ton for your time :)