[PlanetCCRMA] Network driver problem - RH 8.0 fails but RH 7.3 works...

[Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano]

> > kernel and associated kernel modules. I have to rebuild the kernel and
> > drivers under gcc3.2 for 8 but I also want to (at the same time) update
> > to a newer kernel and redo the structure of the repository... maybe I
> > should not be that ambitious. 
>
> Yes, it sounds like a lot to do. OF course, if I _knew_ that it would
> allow me to make my drives faster, then I'd lobby you a bit more. How
> can I determine if this specific chip set is supported in 2.4.20? Maybe
> it's a 2.5.X device or something?
> 
> Here's the specifics:
> 
> [root@Wizard root]# lspci
> 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8367 [KT266]
> 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8367 [KT333 AGP]
> 00:09.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation: Unknown device 4401
> (rev 01)
> 00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 80)
> 00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 80)
> 00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 80)
> 00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 82)
> 00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233A ISA Bridge
> 00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586B PIPC Bus Master
> IDE (rev 06)

My config file for the latest kernel I'm running says:

CONFIG_BLK_DEV_VIA82CXXX=y

So I would assume it supports the ide controller you have. 
Nothin like testing to really know :-)
-- Fernando