7. Controllers (hard drive)

Linux will work with standard IDE, MFM and RLL controllers. When using MFM/RLL controllers it is important to use ext2fs and the bad block checking options when formatting the disk.

Enhanced IDE (EIDE) interfaces are supported. With up to two IDE interfaces and up to four hard drives and/or CD-ROM drives. Linux will detect these EIDE interfaces:

• CMD-640 (Support for buggy interfaces in kernel 2.2)

• RZ1000 (Support for buggy interfaces in kernel 2.2)

• AEC62XX

• ALI M15x3

• AMD Viper

• CY82C693

• Cyrix CS5530 MediaGX

• HPT34X

• HPT366

• Intel PIIXn

• NS87415

• OPTi 82C621

• Promise PDC20246/PDC20262/PDC20267

• ServerWorks OSB4

• SiS5513

• SLC90E66

• Tekram TRM290

• VIA82CXXX

• DTC 2278D

• FGI/Holtek HT-6560B VLB (Support for secondary interface in kernel 2.2)

• Triton I (82371FB) (with busmaster DMA)

• Triton II (82371SB) (with busmaster DMA)

• ALI M14xx

• Promise DC4030

• QDI QD6580

• UMC 8672

ESDI controllers that emulate the ST-506 (MFM/RLL/IDE) interface will also work. The bad block checking comment also applies to these controllers.

Generic 8 bit XT controllers also work.

Starting with pre-patch-2.0.31-3 IDE/ATAPI is provided.