ATA / linux issues

**ObiWan_Kenobi** · February 12th, 2003, 06:01 PM

I am trying to multiboot my system with XP and linux. So far im having good luck but im having a problem that i didnt think of before

i have a Soyo KT400 ultra Mobo, which has onboard raid.

I couldnt get Red Hat to install unless i unplugged everything from the raid controllers. If i didnt i got this message repetedly "HDG: lost interupt" and the same message with "HDe" when i had one or the other drives plugged into the raid.

Note: i have the raid function set to ATA in the bios i do not have a raid array.

im running linux now but i had to unlug the burner from its IDE channel and disconnect the other harddrive(the one i have my windows install on) from the raid/ATA socket.

HOW DO I GET THIS TO WORK?

please help,

-Scott

**nukes** · February 12th, 2003, 07:28 PM

My guess would be to recompile support for your RAID card into the kernel.
[edit]
Sorry, that wasn't very helpful.
What RAID chip is it on the board?

**ObiWan_Kenobi** · February 12th, 2003, 08:08 PM

its a Highpoint 372 Raid Chip

**pbharris** · February 13th, 2003, 12:12 AM

hello,
when it asks for any extra kernel parameters - try passing nodma - i had a very similar proplem with a promise controller, personally i think the controller was hosed on my system.

here is a pretty good read on the subject
http://www.amdpower.com/sections.php...ticle&artid=71

**ObiWan_Kenobi** · February 14th, 2003, 03:46 PM

i have been scouring the net about this problem and i found im not the only one with this problem. It appears i need to recompile the kernal to add support for my card. Anyone know a good read on the subject of recompiling ones kernal?