Hi. I'm trying to install SuSE 9.1 Professional over a Seagate SATA-150 200 GB disk. The mobo is a GigaByte GA-7N400 Pro2 rev. 2 (Bios FI) with the SATA-Raid controller SiI-3512 (from Silicon Image). The disk is detected by SuSE, but after partitioning is defined and installation starts, the system hangs (at 2% of installation). If I type ACPI=off, the system hangs too. If I try the "manual installation" and load the sata_sil module, the system hangs while partitioning. Could someone help me?. Best regards. Ventura P.S.: Sorry for my bad english.
On Wed, 2004-10-06 at 12:37, Ventura Valderrábano Ornedo wrote:
Hi.
I'm trying to install SuSE 9.1 Professional over a Seagate SATA-150 200 GB disk. The mobo is a GigaByte GA-7N400 Pro2 rev. 2 (Bios FI) with the SATA-Raid controller SiI-3512 (from Silicon Image). The disk is detected by SuSE, but after partitioning is defined and installation starts, the system hangs (at 2% of installation). If I type ACPI=off, the system hangs too. If I try the "manual installation" and load the sata_sil module, the system hangs while partitioning.
Could someone help me?.
What file system did you choose for the / partition. There is a known problem using XFS and requires a install patch available from SuSE. -- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989 SuSE since 1998 * Only reply to the list please*
El Miércoles, 6 de Octubre de 2004 17:43, Ken Schneider escribió: | What file system did you choose for the / partition. There is a known | problem using XFS and requires a install patch available from SuSE. Reiser. Best regards. Ventura
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Hi.
I'm trying to install SuSE 9.1 Professional over a Seagate SATA-150 200 GB disk. The mobo is a GigaByte GA-7N400 Pro2 rev. 2 (Bios FI) with the SATA-Raid controller SiI-3512 (from Silicon Image). The disk is detected by SuSE, but after partitioning is defined and installation starts, the system hangs (at 2% of installation). If I type ACPI=off, the system hangs too. If I try the "manual installation" and load the sata_sil module, the system hangs while partitioning.
I had the same problem with slightly different hardware. It turns out that the SiI is using a packet size that confuses the Seagate, causing it to stop responding. A workaround was added in a newer kernel. I simply replaced it with a Western Digital. If you have the patience, you could try updating the kernel on the install image. - -- James Oakley Engineering - SolutionInc Ltd. joakley@solutioninc.com http://www.solutioninc.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This e-mail is CONFIDENTIAL and contains information intended only for the person(s) named. Any other distribution, copying or disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me immediately at 902 420 0077 or reply by e-mail to the sender and destroy the original communication. Thank You. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBZCEC4U2uQswGyDcRAmphAJ4ob1+zYeeaJX+g8e1Te2cfhQxhEACeO1XH BC/UwQn7i/hQ5rS1qLpiQIo= =GTOF -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
El Miércoles, 6 de Octubre de 2004 18:44, James Oakley escribió: | I had the same problem with slightly different hardware. It turns out that | the SiI is using a packet size that confuses the Seagate, causing it to | stop responding. A workaround was added in a newer kernel. Mmm, with an IDE disk and SuSE 9.1 inside, (kernel updated to 2.6.8), the SATA controller and SATA disk were detected and the sata_sil driver was loaded. Trying the partitioning of the SATA disk crashed the system. =8/ | I simply replaced it with a Western Digital. Sigh!, I can't replace the Seagate. | If you have the patience, you could try updating the kernel on the install | image. Wait for 9.2 or compile the kernel?, that's the question. 8) Thanks a lot. Ventura
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