[clug] SATA install anyone?

[Martin Pool]

On 27 Jun 2004, Duncan Roe <duncan_roe at acslink.net.au> wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Has anyone managed to install on a SATA-only system?
> 
> What is the /dev entry you give to fdisk?

What you need to do is look through the kernel boot messages (or
"dmesg|less") to see whether it detected the disk and if so what
device it is.  It may be your kernel doesn't have a driver for your
controller and you need to use something more recent.

For example my machine has a Promise PATA raid and it prints:

Jun 26 14:09:48 wistful kernel: PDC20265: IDE controller at PCI slot 0000:00:11.0
Jun 26 14:09:48 wistful kernel: PDC20265: chipset revision 2
Jun 26 14:09:48 wistful kernel: PDC20265: 100%% native mode on irq 10
Jun 26 14:09:48 wistful kernel: PDC20265: (U)DMA Burst Bit ENABLED Primary PCI Mode Secondary PCI Mode.
Jun 26 14:09:48 wistful kernel:     ide2: BM-DMA at 0x7400-0x7407, BIOS settings: hde:pio, hdf:pio
Jun 26 14:09:48 wistful kernel:     ide3: BM-DMA at 0x7408-0x740f, BIOS settings: hdg:pio, hdh:pio
Jun 26 14:09:48 wistful kernel: hde: WDC WD2000JB-00FUA0, ATA DISK drive

-- 
Martin 
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