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[BandiPat <penguin0601@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Saturday 22 January 2005 03:09 pm, Richard Bos wrote:
> Op zaterdag 22 januari 2005 16:53, schreef Andre Truter:
> > On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 15:03:32 -0600, Peter B Van Campen
> >
> > <peterb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >  Be sure to do a feedback to SUSE. Invoke your install support
> > > from them.
> >
> > Oops I see that I did not reply to the list..
> >
> > I did some more searching and found some information on the
> > hardware involved.
> >
> > The SATA chipset is a Silicon Image SiL 3112A and the Harddrives
> > are two Seagate Baracuda ST380011A drives.
> >
> > From some postings on the mailing list, there are problems when you
> > combine the SiL SATA and Seagate drives.
> >
> > I found a possible solution that suggest that you add the drive
> > model to the blacklist in the SiL driver code.  I did that and
> > compiled a kernel, but it still does not work.
> >
> > I did the installation and kernel compiling by installing the one
> > disk in one of my own boxes that use VIA SATA chipset.  No problems
> > there.
> >
> > At this stage is looks like we will have to stay with SuSE 9.1 on
> > the box.
> >
> > I could not find any other solutions.
> >
> > PS:  I discovered now that the drives are ATA/100, not SATA, so I
> > don't know if the SATA chipset is the problem, or can it still
> > affect it.  I disabled SATA and it still gives the same problem.
>
> Less than a few hours old:
> ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/92-boot-iso/
>
> Perhaps it helps you... (would be nice if you let us know).
>
>
> --
> Richard Bos
> Without a home the journey is endless
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Just curious Richard, but how is an Nvidia Nforce3 chipset SATA driver 
going to help him with a Silicon Image chipset?  :-)

just wondering,
Lee


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