how do i install rhel4 es on seagate sata hdd??

imruler · 03-22-2008, 03:53 AM

how do i install rhel4 on seagate sata hdd ?? every time i try to install rhel 4 it says no hdd found.Do i need to install any driver or gotta give a command .....help me i m waiting i m online can u guide me??

swisschock · 03-22-2008, 08:28 AM

hi
when u boot frm ur RHEL CD1 at linux prompt type the following

linux all-generic-ide

& hit enter ...the installation will start & u can proceed further

pixellany · 03-22-2008, 08:31 AM

Welcome to LQ!!

At 2AM pacific time, please do not be in too much of a hurry. Most of the US is still asleep, and most of Europe and Asia is at work. This leaves eastern asia and cruise ships in the Atlantic.

If I remember correctly, RHEL4 does not support SATA. Maybe RHEL5 does....but, if you like RedHat, why not use Fedora? (it's free and has a lot more stuff available.)

mrrangerman · 03-22-2008, 10:47 AM

I agree with pixellany RHEL4 is old you would be better off going to a newer version. If you are trying to install this in a newer system you are just going to have one problem after another, as most if any of the hardware will not be supported. So save your self a headache and install one of the newer linux versions.

shawnbishop · 03-24-2008, 05:43 AM

Try CentOS, which is a branch of RHEL..current version is 5.1 www.centos.org

You can use the linux all-generic-ide to boot, but also go to the BIOS and select the SATA settings and change it to IDE, this always works for me.

Cheers

Kouhei · 06-09-2008, 12:37 AM

I just wanted to confirm that changing the BIOS settings worked like a charm for me. I don't notice any performance loss at this point, so I should be able to hold out until I can find the necessary updates to support improved SATA features.