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From: Heiko Z. <he...@zu...> - 2006-07-07 16:11:48
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 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. - -- Regards Heiko Zuerker http://www.devil-linux.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkSuh7QACgkQUcytMSbs+YXwagCfZbw0Vy5vnQin7FQYohzKyyeq xVYAni+l+QiIkA4IHuIpftPa0jLx3++S =e9xZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |