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The Linux Ultra-DMA Mini-Howto

Brion Vibber, brion@pobox.com

v1.2, 27 January 1998


This document is intended to explain how to use Ultra-DMA aka Ultra-ATA aka Ultra33 hard drives and controllers with Linux. The most recent version of this mini-Howto can be obtained in HTML format at http://pobox.com/~brion/udma/.

1. Introduction

2. What is Ultra-DMA and why do I want it?

3. Using your UDMA Hard Drive with an EIDE Controller

4. Using your hard drives with a UDMA Controller

5. The Promise Ultra33 IDE

6. Intel TX motherboard onboard UDMA controller

7. The VIA VP2 and Related Chipsets

8. If you still can't get it to work!

9. If you have some information about UDMA stuff that's not in this mini-howto...


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