Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-amd64 (338 mails)

[Stefan Fent <sf@xxxxxxx>]

* Ross Biggar <rbiggar@xxxxxxxxxx> [040309 05:16]:
> I have just purchased an new computer fitted with an AMD64 and SUSe 9.0
> professional to go on it.
> Unfortunately SUSE does not find the hard drive when I try to install it.
> 
> The mother board is manufactured by Micro-Star International and is  K8T Neo
> MIS-6702 version 1.0.
> the hard drive is a Seagate 120gb at 7200rpm with serial ATA.
> I believe the SATA is the problem.
> 
> Can anyone advise me how to get SUSE installed.  I suspect the SATA needs a
> driver, if so where do I get it, (is there one available)?
> and how is it installed.?


There is a patchCD iso image with a kernel that supports SATA on
ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/x86_64/supplementary/9.0-PatchCD
Just use it to boot, after you entered the settings for installation, 
you will be asked for the 9.0 DVD.

> 
> Any help gratefully accepted
> 
> regards
> Ross Biggar
> Auckland
> New Zealand
> 
> ps: Would another way out of the problem, be to fit another hard drive but
> with ATA 100 (the mother board will allow this)i nstead of trying to put
> SUSE on the SATA drive.  If I did this will there be any problems with the
> SUSE installer finding the second drive.?
> 

You will need a new kernel anyways. 

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Stefan
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