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Red Hat Linux 8.0
Support for IDE Devices on the Tertiary IDE Channel
To enable Red Hat Linux support for devices on the tertiary IDE channel, download the
latest errata kernel for Red HatLinux 8.0 from the Red Hat website at
www.redhat.com
or
the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com
.
This feature has been added to all Red Hat Linux 8.0 errata kernels created after version
2.4.18-19.7.
x
.
Optional Internal Winmodem
The optional internal Winmodem is not supported by Red Hat Linux 8.0.
Using an IDE Tape Backup Unit With Red Hat Linux 8.0
To use an IDE tape drive on a system running Red Hat Linux 8.0, install the IDE-SCSI
driver for the tape backup unit:
1
Using a text editor, add the following lines to the
/etc/rc.d/rc.local
file:
rmmod ide-tape
modprobe ide-scsi
hdparm -d0 /dev/hdx
(where
x
is the drive letter assigned to the tape drive)
mt -f /dev/st0 stopoptions no-blklimits
NOTE:
Using the
/dev/st0
option rewinds the tape after every tape backup,
causing the previous set of data to be overwritten when the next backup occurs.
If you want to archive the data, use
/dev/nst0 option
and the
mt -f
/dev/nst0 [option]
command to retain past archive files.
2
If your system uses the GRand Unified Boot (GRUB) loader, update the system
configuration as follows:
a
Log in as root.
b
Open the
/boot/grub/grub.conf
file in a text editor.
c
Add
/dev/ht0=ide-scsi
to each line beginning with
kernel
, as in the
following example:
kernel /vmlinux-2.4.18-14 ro root=LABEL=/ /dev/ht0=ide-
scsi
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