What suse thinks my system is:
/sbin/lspci-
00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Device 0754 (rev a2)
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 5001
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Capabilities: [94] HyperTransport: #1a
Capabilities: [60] HyperTransport: Retry Mode
Capabilities: [44] HyperTransport: Slave or Primary Interface
Command: BaseUnitID=0 UnitCnt=0 MastHost- DefDir- DUL-
Link Control 0: CFlE- CST- CFE- <LkFail- Init+ EOC- TXO- <CRCErr=0 IsocEn-
LSEn- ExtCTL- 64b-
Link Config 0: MLWI=16bit DwFcIn- MLWO=16bit DwFcOut- LWI=16bit DwFcInEn-
LWO=16bit DwFcOutEn-
Link Control 1: CFlE- CST- CFE- <LkFail+ Init- EOC+ TXO+ <CRCErr=0 IsocEn-
LSEn- ExtCTL- 64b-
Link Config 1: MLWI=8bit DwFcIn- MLWO=8bit DwFcOut- LWI=8bit DwFcInEn-
LWO=8bit DwFcOutEn-
Revision ID: 3.00
Link Frequency 0: 1.0GHz
Link Error 0: <Prot- <Ovfl- <EOC- CTLTm-
Link Frequency Capability 0: 200MHz+ 300MHz- 400MHz+ 500MHz- 600MHz+
800MHz+ 1.0GHz+ 1.2GHz+ 1.4GHz- 1.6GHz- Vend-
Feature Capability: IsocFC+ LDTSTOP+ CRCTM- ECTLT- 64bA- UIDRD+
Link Frequency 1: 200MHz
Link Error 1: <Prot- <Ovfl- <EOC- CTLTm-
Link Frequency Capability 1: 200MHz- 300MHz- 400MHz- 500MHz- 600MHz-
800MHz- 1.0GHz- 1.2GHz- 1.4GHz- 1.6GHz- Vend-
Error Handling: PFlE- OFlE- PFE- OFE- EOCFE- RFE- CRCFE- SERRFE- CF- RE-
PNFE- ONFE- EOCNFE- RNFE- CRCNFE- SERRNFE-
Prefetchable memory behind bridge Upper: 00-00
Bus Number: 00
Capabilities: [d0] HyperTransport: #1c
00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation Device 075c (rev a2)
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 0c11
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle+ MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation Device 0752 (rev a1)
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 0c11
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5
Region 0: I/O ports at e000 [size=64]
Region 4: I/O ports at 1c00 [size=64]
Region 5: I/O ports at 1c40 [size=64]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
00:01.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Device 0751 (rev a1)
Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device cb84
Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
00:01.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Device 0568 (rev a1)
Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation Device 077b (rev a1) (prog-if 10
[OHCI])
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 5004
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0 (750ns min, 250ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 22
Region 0: Memory at fc006000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
Kernel modules: ohci-hcd
00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation Device 077c (rev a1) (prog-if 20
[EHCI])
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 5004
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0 (750ns min, 250ns max)
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 21
Region 0: Memory at fc007000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [44] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00a0
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
Kernel modules: ehci-hcd
00:04.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation Device 077d (rev a1) (prog-if 10
[OHCI])
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 5004
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0 (750ns min, 250ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 23
Region 0: Memory at fc00b000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
Kernel modules: ohci-hcd
00:04.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation Device 077e (rev a1) (prog-if 20
[EHCI])
Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device cb84
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0 (750ns min, 250ns max)
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 20
Region 0: Memory at fc00c000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [44] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00a0
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME+
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
Kernel modules: ehci-hcd
00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation Device 0759 (rev a1) (prog-if 8a
[Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: Device f458:5002
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0 (750ns min, 250ns max)
Region 0: [virtual] Memory at 000001f0 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled]
[size=8]
Region 1: [virtual] Memory at 000003f0 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled]
[size=1]
Region 2: [virtual] Memory at 00000170 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled]
[size=8]
Region 3: [virtual] Memory at 00000370 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled]
[size=1]
Region 4: I/O ports at f000 [size=16]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Kernel driver in use: pata_amd
Kernel modules: amd74xx, pata_amd
00:07.0 Audio device: nVidia Corporation Device 0774 (rev a1)
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device a002
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0 (500ns min, 1250ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 21
Region 0: Memory at fc000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask+ 64bit+ Queue=0/0
Enable-
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Masking: 00000000 Pending: 00000000
Capabilities: [6c] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed+
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
00:08.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation Device 075a (rev a1) (prog-if 01
[Subtractive decode])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 0000a000-0000afff
Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr+ DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
Capabilities: [b8] Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 026f
Capabilities: [8c] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed-
Mapping Address Base: 00000000fee00000
00:09.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation Device 0ad0 (rev a2) (prog-if 85
[Master SecO PriO])
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device b002
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0 (750ns min, 250ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 223
Region 0: I/O ports at 09f0 [size=8]
Region 1: I/O ports at 0bf0 [size=4]
Region 2: I/O ports at 0970 [size=8]
Region 3: I/O ports at 0b70 [size=4]
Region 4: I/O ports at d800 [size=16]
Region 5: Memory at fc004000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [8c] SATA HBA <?>
Capabilities: [b0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/3
Enable+
Address: 00000000fee0300c Data: 41b1
Capabilities: [ec] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed+
Kernel driver in use: ahci
Kernel modules: ahci
00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation Device 0760 (rev a2)
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device e000
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0 (250ns min, 5000ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 222
Region 0: Memory at fc008000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Region 1: I/O ports at dc00 [size=8]
Region 2: Memory at fc009000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Region 3: Memory at fc00a000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 PME-Enable+ DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask+ 64bit+ Queue=0/4
Enable+
Address: 00000000fee0300c Data: 41d1
Masking: 0000fffe Pending: 00000000
Capabilities: [6c] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed+
Kernel driver in use: forcedeth
Kernel modules: forcedeth
00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation Device 0569 (rev a1) (prog-if 00
[Normal decode])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000b000-0000bfff
Memory behind bridge: fa000000-fbffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000e8000000-00000000f7ffffff
Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
Capabilities: [40] Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device 0000
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [60] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed-
Mapping Address Base: 00000000fee00000
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
HyperTransport Technology Configuration
Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Capabilities: [80] HyperTransport: Host or Secondary Interface
!!! Possibly incomplete decoding
Command: WarmRst+ DblEnd-
Link Control: CFlE- CST- CFE- <LkFail- Init+ EOC- TXO- <CRCErr=0
Link Config: MLWI=16bit MLWO=16bit LWI=16bit LWO=16bit
Revision ID: 1.02
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
Address Map
Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM
Controller
Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
Miscellaneous Control
Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Capabilities: [f0] Secure device <?>
Kernel driver in use: k8temp
Kernel modules: k8temp
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8200 (rev a2)
(prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device d000
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5
Region 0: Memory at fa000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Region 1: Memory at e8000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Region 3: Memory at f0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
Region 5: I/O ports at b000 [size=128]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at f2000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [68] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0
Enable-
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Kernel modules: nvidiafb
/sbin/lspci -
Module Size Used by
iptable_filter 19840 0
ip_tables 30224 1 iptable_filter
ip6table_filter 19712 0
ip6_tables 31376 1 ip6table_filter
x_tables 33668 2 ip_tables,ip6_tables
af_packet 38656 2
ipv6 281064 16
snd_pcm_oss 64256 0
snd_mixer_oss 33408 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq 73664 0
snd_seq_device 25100 1 snd_seq
sunrpc 209660 3
cpufreq_conservative 24456 0
cpufreq_userspace 22660 0
cpufreq_powersave 18176 0
powernow_k8 31748 1
binfmt_misc 28040 1
fuse 66332 1
loop 35332 0
dm_mod 78676 0
ppdev 25348 0
wmi 24488 0
snd_hda_intel 386716 1
snd_pcm 100100 2 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel
snd_timer 40712 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 27400 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
snd_hwdep 26372 1 snd_hda_intel
snd 79544 10
snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_hwdep
soundcore 24264 1 snd
sr_mod 33448 0
k8temp 22016 0
button 25360 0
cdrom 50588 1 sr_mod
forcedeth 67468 0
rtc_cmos 27168 0
rtc_core 37148 1 rtc_cmos
parport_pc 55100 0
rtc_lib 19328 1 rtc_core
shpchp 50196 0
parport 52948 2 ppdev,parport_pc
pci_hotplug 46116 1 shpchp
sg 52020 0
usbhid 60260 0
hid 53708 1 usbhid
ff_memless 21896 1 usbhid
ehci_hcd 53004 0
ohci_hcd 39940 0
sd_mod 45336 6
usbcore 164812 4 usbhid,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd
edd 26440 0
ext3 156040 3
mbcache 25348 1 ext3
jbd 73504 1 ext3
fan 22660 0
pata_amd 30084 0
ahci 46344 4
libata 176604 2 pata_amd,ahci
scsi_mod 168436 4 sr_mod,sg,sd_mod,libata
dock 27536 1 libata
thermal 40348 0
processor 67756 2 powernow_k8,thermal
On Monday 13 July 2009 13:52, you wrote:
> Just to say it again. Please run the following commands on the SUSE
> system and post it on the list. They will provide more info about your
> system.
>
> /sbin/lspci
> /sbin/lsmod
>
> Urs
>
> [MicroControls] Larry Linder wrote:
> > To make sure that there was no hardware problem. I kept the hardware the
> > same and loaded SUSE 9.1 on to the system. I worked. I looked at the
> > hardware and drivers from SUSE and it recognized both disks. I could
> > not find the version of the SATA driver they were using.
> >
> > I then tried to load SL 5.3 on this hardware set and it halts at the same
> > place. When you boot the sytstem you have to press F12 to get to startup
> > minue and select the DVD startup. It does not happen automatically as
> > with other hardware suites. I double checked the check sum on the down
> > load and it passed.
> > I have to assume that SL 5.3 has a broken SATA driver or ?
> > Is there anyway to set up a debug for the installation. Since it
> > happens very early in the install it may not be very big file or RAM
> > area. Any Ideas on how to find the answere.
> > Larry Linder
> >
> > On Friday 10 July 2009 09:46, you wrote:
> >> Larry Linder wrote:
> >>> System: small ATA board manufactured by GIGABIT K8 Trinitron.
> >>> This system currently runs SUSE 9.1 64 bit.
> >>> It has two disks one 250G that I use for /
> >>> and the other is a 500G SATA that is partitioned /engr
> >>>
> >>> I disconnected the OS disk SATA 1 and installed a new blank disk.
> >>> Booted with a DVD containing SL 5.3 (dvd checked good) It get so far
> >>> into the
> >>>
> >>> installation - disk support - and it hangs up with no error message
> >>> just
> >>>
> >>> dies in its tracks.
> >>>
> >>> The SL 5.3 installs fine on a large SCSI system, there is something
> >>> wrong
> >>>
> >>> with the SATA driver - contained in SL 5.3
> >>>
> >>> Any way to determine what the failure is and is there a patch?
> >>>
> >>> Larry Linder
> >>
> >> Hi Larry,
> >> Unlike IDE, SATA hardware is constantly being updated and changed, but
> >> if SUSE 9.1 ran on it, then it is quite strange that SL 5.3 wouldn't
> >> recognize it.
> >> When you go into the BIOS, does it see the drives?
> >> And what are the BIOS SATA drive settings?
> >>
> >> Troy
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