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I gave up on trying to get the integrated NIC working under linux. I |
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slapped in an el-cheapo no-name PCI NIC with a Via-Rhine chip, and |
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things went swimmingly. |
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I checked dell.com's support knowledgebase. Only the most recent |
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kernels support SATA drives in IDE mode, and it looks like the Gentoo |
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2007.0-r1 kernel isn't recent enough. After screwing around a bit, I |
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finally found a way to boot the install CD, after which I was able to do |
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the install. |
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***WARNING*** |
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You will *NOT* be able to boot Windows in the following setup |
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(One... Two... Three... awwwwwwwwwwwwww) |
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- reboot and go into BIOS setup ({F2} key) |
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- go to "integrated peripherals" |
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- change sata mode from IDE to RAID |
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- save and reboot ({F10} key) |
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- go into BIOS setup ({F2} key). Yes again. |
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- comment; if you watch carefully during the boot, you may notice the |
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"AHCI BIOS installed" message. |
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- go into "boot device configuration". It will behave slightly differently |
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thanks to "AHCI BIOS" being installed. |
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- set boot device priority. Note; if you have more than 1 CD/DVD, you need |
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to specify them separately, if you want to be able to boot off both of |
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them. There are only 3 available slots, so I sacrificed the floppy. This |
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left me with the 2 CD/DVD drives and the hard drive as the boot order |
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- save and reboot ({F10} key) |
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Now run the usual install, using the replacement NIC. One thing to |
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note in kernel settings (I use "make menuconfig"). |
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Device Drivers ---> |
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< > ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support ---> |
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<*> Serial ATA (prod) and Parallel ATA (experimental) drivers ---> |
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<*> AHCI SATA support |
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The 3 items above |
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1) turn off ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support, which is no longer needed |
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2) open up the ability to select SATA support |
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3) supports the AHCI BIOS that is installed in RAID mode |
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I have a working system that boots. I'm now in the middle of copying |
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over directories from my current machine, so the Dell 530 can become my |
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"hot backup" machine. |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> In linux /sbin/init is Job #1 |
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Q. Mr. Ghandi, what do you think of Microsoft security? |
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A. I think it would be a good idea. |
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