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Re: [suse-amd64] SATA: 9.0 patch CD does not work for me
- From: Stefan Fent <sf@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 09:01:06 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <20040312090051.GA18732@xxxxxxx>
* einar <einar_linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [040311 19:35]:
> Hello,
>
> I am building a brand new box (K8T master with a VIA SATA controller and
> one Opteron) and since I saw that SuSE provides a patch CD with the SATA
> drivers I bought two SATA drives (Samsung). I downloaded the iso image
> of the patch CD and burned it.
> Now, I can boot with the 9.0 patch CD and I can pick my menu point from
> the bootloader (installation). Yast starts nicely and I can pick my
> language. However, on the next step, Yast searches eternally for the
> harddisk controllers! The hourglas is milling around but nothing happens.
>
> If I pick a different menu point (driver modules instead of
> installation) and check which drivers are loaded then there are some
> sata drivers. Still, the installer hangs.
> Be aware that I have no IDE disk in this box! Yes, I could buy one and
> probably compile a kernel with the right modules but this is somehow a
> lot of work and it does not feel like a clean solution. Besides, I would
Probably, you won't find any other modules...
> have to stand the jokes of my wife, who is an NT administrator :-)
She doesn't have any 64bit (operating-) system at all.... ;-)
> Well, I think I need a bit of help...
It would be nice to have some more information:
the messages on console 3+4,
and the output of dmesg.
>
> regards,
>
> einar
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Stefan
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Stefan Fent
SuSE Linux AG, Maxfeldstr. 5, D-90409 Nuernberg
> Hello,
>
> I am building a brand new box (K8T master with a VIA SATA controller and
> one Opteron) and since I saw that SuSE provides a patch CD with the SATA
> drivers I bought two SATA drives (Samsung). I downloaded the iso image
> of the patch CD and burned it.
> Now, I can boot with the 9.0 patch CD and I can pick my menu point from
> the bootloader (installation). Yast starts nicely and I can pick my
> language. However, on the next step, Yast searches eternally for the
> harddisk controllers! The hourglas is milling around but nothing happens.
>
> If I pick a different menu point (driver modules instead of
> installation) and check which drivers are loaded then there are some
> sata drivers. Still, the installer hangs.
> Be aware that I have no IDE disk in this box! Yes, I could buy one and
> probably compile a kernel with the right modules but this is somehow a
> lot of work and it does not feel like a clean solution. Besides, I would
Probably, you won't find any other modules...
> have to stand the jokes of my wife, who is an NT administrator :-)
She doesn't have any 64bit (operating-) system at all.... ;-)
> Well, I think I need a bit of help...
It would be nice to have some more information:
the messages on console 3+4,
and the output of dmesg.
>
> regards,
>
> einar
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> Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe
> For additional commands, email: suse-amd64-help@xxxxxxxx
>
Stefan
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Stefan Fent
SuSE Linux AG, Maxfeldstr. 5, D-90409 Nuernberg
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