Can't compile Linux driver ...

[SUOrangeman]

I'm trying to get Linux installed on my nice new Raptor.

I've got the Promise SATA150 TX4 controller. Driver source: http://www.promise.com/support/file/driver/2_SATALINUXSRC1.00.0.8.zip

The make fails on one of the .o files. I'm using the CD version of KNOPPIX, so the whole read-only nature of the distro may be a factor. I'll try to go back to a version that I had installed on my original hard drive.

Can someone else run a quick compile just so I know my marbles aren't all screwed up! Thanks.

-SUO

 

[drag]

Seemed to work for me in the "make", but I didn't do the "make install". Try using "make clean" and then try it again. You also may have to edit the Makefile slightly.

But just because It worked for me, doesn't nessicarially work for you, I could be using a different version of gcc, for instance.

 

[rjain]

If you're going to be booting off the raptor, you'll want a kernel with the IDE controller's driver compiled directly into it. If the driver is in a .o file on the disk, the kernel will need to use that driver in order to read from the disk...

Yes, there are these initrd things, but they get complicated fast and break easily.

 

[SUOrangeman]

I've been off doing other things to enjoy my Raptor. I did come across Mandrake 9.2 RC2, which has support for my controller built in. Too bad that install failed for other reasons (should be resolved in 9.2 Final).

-SUO