Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] unknown via southbridge

[Heiko Z. <he...@zu...>]

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On Fri, July 7, 2006 10:57, jo...@im... wrote:
> I've been using Devil Linux since v1.2 on my old and formerly trusty
> Pentium 233 which breathed its last breath this weekend. So, being
> firewall'less I purchased a new motherboard processor and RAM to replace
> the old box. 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
> some 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=441424
>
>
> I've talked to a few friends who have mentioned that this version of
> devil 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 :)

This is a question for the Kernel folks.
We always use the current 2.4 Kernel and support whatever they include as
drivers.

Worst case, get a $40 Promise IDE card, they're supported.

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Regards
  Heiko Zuerker
  http://www.devil-linux.org

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