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<H2><A NAME=SECTION00383000000000000000>1.8.3 Hard drive controller requirements</A></H2>
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<A NAME=528> </A>
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<A NAME=529> </A>
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You do not need to have a hard drive to run Linux; you can run a
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minimal system completely from floppy. However, this is slow and very
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limited, and many users have access to hard drive storage anyway.
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You must have an AT-standard (16-bit) controller. There is support in
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the kernel for XT-standard (8 bit) controllers; however, most controllers
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used today are AT-standard. Linux should support all MFM, RLL, and IDE
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controllers. Most, but not all, ESDI controllers are supported---only
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those which do ST506 hardware emulation.
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The general rule for non-SCSI hard drive and floppy controllers is that
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if you can access the drive from MS-DOS or another operating system, you
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should be able to access it from Linux.
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<A NAME=530> </A>
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Linux also supports a number of popular SCSI drive controllers, although
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support for SCSI is more limited because of the wide range of controller
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interface standards. Supported SCSI controllers include the Adaptec
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AHA1542B, AHA1542C,
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AHA1742A (BIOS version 1.34), AHA1522, AHA1740, AHA1740 (SCSI-2 controller,
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BIOS 1.34 in Enhanced mode); Future Domain 1680, TMC-850, TMC-950;
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Seagate ST-02; UltraStor SCSI; Western Digital WD7000FASST. Clones which
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are based on these cards should work as well.
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<I>Matt Welsh <BR>
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mdw@sunsite.unc.edu</I>
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