Hi
It's been impossible for me to install the latest round of distros
(Linux Mandrake 10.1 CE, Fedora Core 3 Test 3, Ubuntu, Yoper) using an
Asus P4S800D-E Deluxe (SiS180/SiS964 chipsets) with a SATA drive.
As soon as the sata_sis module is used with kernel 2.6.8 (which all the
distros above are using with a various number of patches) the box locks
up.
If the SATA capability is disabled in the Bios (both SiS180 and SiS964)
I can install without pbm on a PATA drive.
So my question to any SuSE (Novell) people on this list looking after
the kernel is:
has the kernel/module (sata_sis) been fixed in 9.2?
Will there be a Live 9.2 CD I can try?
Thanks a lot.
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Frederic Soulier
Hi. It's a Seagate SATA drive with Silicon Image 3512 SATA controller?. If answer = yes; you have a problem. =8/ Check this: http://deploylinux.typepad.com/main/2003/07/linux_sata_supp.html Regards. Ventura
On Fri, 2004-10-15 at 12:43, Ventura Valderrábano Ornedo wrote:
It's a Seagate SATA drive with Silicon Image 3512 SATA controller?. If answer = yes; you have a problem. =8/ Check this: http://deploylinux.typepad.com/main/2003/07/linux_sata_supp.html
Thanks for your answer.
If I understand correctly you're implying that the SiS180 / SiS964
chipsets on the board may not be the pbm?
The pbm may be with the SATA HD itself?
I think I have one of those (need to shutdown and open the case to
confirm).
http://www.seagate.com/cda/products/discsales/marketing/detail/0,1081,585,00...
http://www.seagate.com/cda/products/discsales/marketing/detail/0,1081,625,00...
If this is the case then potentially it could work if I was using a
Maxtor or Western Digital or Hitachi SATA HD?
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Frederic Soulier
El Viernes, 15 de Octubre de 2004 14:55, Frederic Soulier escribió: | If this is the case then potentially it could work if I was using a | Maxtor or Western Digital or Hitachi SATA HD? Yes, I have had two Seagate SATA 200 GB disks and SuSE 9.1 did recognized them but it couldn't write on them. With two Western Digital 200GB, all works fine now. Regards. Ventura
On Fri, 2004-10-15 at 14:42, Ventura Valderrábano Ornedo wrote:
El Viernes, 15 de Octubre de 2004 14:55, Frederic Soulier escribió:
| If this is the case then potentially it could work if I was using a | Maxtor or Western Digital or Hitachi SATA HD?
Yes, I have had two Seagate SATA 200 GB disks and SuSE 9.1 did recognized them but it couldn't write on them. With two Western Digital 200GB, all works fine now.
What motherboard did you use?
Because SuSE 9.1 doesn't even recognise my Seagate SATA drive.
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Frederic Soulier
El Viernes, 15 de Octubre de 2004 17:21, Frederic Soulier escribió: | What motherboard did you use? | Because SuSE 9.1 doesn't even recognise my Seagate SATA drive. GigaByte GA-7N400 Pro 2 rev. 2 (SATA-Raid controller from Silicon Image SiI-3512 in Raid Mode) with BIOS "FI" version: 1) 2 x 200 GB Seagate SATA disks; SuSE 9.1 detects both and crashed when partitioning or 2% of installation. 2) 2 x 200 GB Western Digital SATA disks; SuSE 9.1 detects both, make partitions and install it succesfully. Regards. Ventura
On 15 Oct 2004, at 17:50, Ventura Valderrábano Ornedo wrote:
El Viernes, 15 de Octubre de 2004 17:21, Frederic Soulier escribió: | What motherboard did you use? | Because SuSE 9.1 doesn't even recognise my Seagate SATA drive.
GigaByte GA-7N400 Pro 2 rev. 2 (SATA-Raid controller from Silicon Image SiI-3512 in Raid Mode) with BIOS "FI" version:
But this is using the sata_sil module not the sata_sis. The controller on your board is from Silicon Image, the controller on my board is from Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) So I don't think we're talking about the same pbm here. /Fred
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