From owner-aic7xxx Tue Sep 1 01:00:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id BAA08226 for aic7xxx-outgoing; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 01:00:47 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-aic7xxx@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from pobox-fddi.cscs.ch (pobox.cscs.ch [148.187.10.13]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id BAA08221 for ; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 01:00:45 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from castelli@pobox.cscs.ch) Received: from [148.187.11.129] (ppp2.cscs.ch [148.187.11.129]) by pobox-fddi.cscs.ch (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id JAA06644; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 09:59:36 +0200 (MET DST) Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 09:59:36 +0200 (MET DST) Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <35EB0E69.5B351C05@captainvideo.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Priority: 1 (Highest) To: phaseV From: castelli@cscs.ch Subject: Re: does linux detect ASUS p2b-s ? Cc: aic7xxx Mailing List Sender: owner-aic7xxx@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >Hello everyone, > >No, i'm not asking how to, (hints are welcome, though) >i just like to know if it's possible to get my asus p2b-s >mainboard to work with linux. > the answer is YES I had the same problem. It was resolved by installing a second operating system (WIN'98) and booting linux with the file aic7xxx by: sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch/mirror/linux/distributions/SuSE/SuSE-Linux/suse_update/S .u.S.E.-5.2/disks my configuration: pentium II (400MHz), asus P2B/S, aic7890(on board), 9.1Gb IBM SCSI3 >If so, i'll storm the docs immediately. If not, i'll pass the >pioneering stage and wait a while. Please tell ! > I am a newly linux user too..... only will and hope... >thanks, > >Rob. > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-aic7xxx" in the body of the message -------------------------------------------- Christian Castelli Laboratory of Cellular Pathology Regional Institute of Pathology 24, in selva road ch-6601 Locarno (switzerland) tel ++41 (0)91 756 2681 fax ++41 (0)91 756 2646 -------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-aic7xxx" in the body of the message