Compilar driver para chipset VIA 8237A

Mi problema es que compré una placa base ASUS P5VD2-VM y lleva el southbridge de VIA 8237A y en la distribución que quiero emplear no lleva los drivers de ese chipset y me he bajado el fuente pero no me aclaro con el readme.
A ver si puedes ayudarme con ello que llevo 4 días probando cosas y no consigo nada.
Gracias adelantadas por tu tiempo por ayudar a los novatos.
"texto del readme"
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Copyright (c) 2002-2003 VIA Technologies Inc.
VIA RAID Linux Driver Software Package ReadMe.txt
This readme file is to provide the information of VIA RAID Linux Driver
Package. VIA Technologies assumes no responsibility for any errors in
this document and no part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted,
or translated into any language,or in any form without the prior written
permission of VIA Technologies Incorporated.
Package Version 1.00 / ReadMe Version 1.00
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This RAID driver can now support 3 kind of VIA RAID Controllers, include
VT6410,VT6420/8237, VT6421. It supports RAID type 0, 1, span, 0+1(needs 4 hard disk).
VIA VT6410 is a ATA RAID controller, supports up to four ATA hard disks.
VIA VT6420/8237 is a SATA RAID controller.
VIA VT6421 supports two SATA and two ATA hard disks.
This "VIA RAID Linux Driver Package" is provided for drivers installations,
which are needed when using the above VIA RAID Controllers.
CONTENTS
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1) System Requirements
2) Software Package Contents
3) Driver Installation
4) Install Operating System RedHat linux
5) Notes
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1) System Requirements
You should have at least one VIA RAID controller.
System BIOS must integrates VIA RAID BIOS if you want to install OS
on RAID Controller.
Supports up to four hard disk drives, which all support LBA address.
Supports the following Operating Systems:
Linux
2) Software Package Contents
The decompressed software package includes the following files:
/Driver
Viapubraid. C viamraid open source file
viapubraid.h
Viaprvdef.h
viaprvmraid. O viamraid library file
viaprvraidm64.o lib file for SuSE 64 bit
Makefile Makefile
Dd. Sh script to make RedHat driver disk
patch.pl patch script for Mandrake 9.2 driver disk.
PACKAGES. PY for RedHat 7.2 update disk only
driverdisk.txt A document about how do I install Linux onto the RAID
ReadMe.txt This file, provides information on this Linux Driver Package
3) Driver Installation
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== Driver Installation ==
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*Pre-Install
The package include source code files, so we need to compile a driver
according to your kernel version.
Before begin to compile, make sure that
1. You have installed the kernel source package
2. Kernel source default directory is /usr/src/linux, please check it.
If your default kernel source directory is not /usr/src/linux,
create a link:
# ln -s linux2.4 linux
3. Assume you have unzip this package to a diretory /tmp/viamraid
*Compile/Install
1. Compile the file, viamraid.o is the driver we need
# cd /tmp/viamraid/driver
# make
2. Install the driver
# make install
3. To use the driver, type:
#modprobe viamraid
If there are no other SCSI cards on the system, /dev/sda, sdb ... Are
our devices.
4. To unuse the driver, type:
#rmmod viamraid
4) Install Operating System RedHat
To install RedHat Linux onto the RAID controller, we must have a driver
disk.
1. Prepare a driver disk:
The dd.sh is a shell script that help users to make driver disk easier
# cd /tmp/viamraid/driver
# chmod +x dd.sh
# ./dd.sh
Now dd.sh will create a driverdisk image file: driverdisk/viamraid.img
Insert a blank floppy disk and type
# dd if=driverdisk/viamraid.img of=/dev/fd0
Driverdisk is OK now.
2. Install OS:
Boot from redhat install CD, when it prompt "boot:", type:
Linux dd
Or
Linux expert
* Patch for RedHat 7.2
Because RedHat 7.2 need a update disk instead of driverdisk to install
we need to type "linux dd updates" instead of "linux dd"
5) Notes (TroubleShootings)
1). After I compile the driver successfully, and run "make install",
or try to install driver by "modprobe viamraid", module loading fails
and show message like this: "your kernel is 2.4.19, but the module
is compiled for 2.4.19-athlon", why?
Perhaps your CPU is Pentium 4, but you kernel source configured
CPU type as athlon, do the following
#cd /usr/src/linux
#Make menuconfig ;here change the "processor type" to be the same
As your system, then recompile the driver.
2). For SuSE64bit linux, please make sure that your CPU type is 64bit.
So, its better to
#make nenuconfig
To change the CPU type to X86_64bit before compile the driver.