Linux with sata harddrives

jonnyblinux · 11-14-2005, 12:57 PM

Anyone know a Linux distrib that works with a Sata Type harddrive ? Besides knoppix ?
JML

bathory · 11-14-2005, 01:31 PM

Suse works fine. I've tested it with Suse 9.2 on a Sis based mobo, 2 SATA disks with no problems. I guess newest versions will provide better support.

Intimidator · 11-14-2005, 03:35 PM

Fedora Core seems to work with no problems...

jonnyblinux · 11-14-2005, 09:35 PM

Fedora core hangs at the anaconda installer, tried that. Probably a different kernal version needed for sata.i

BluT · 11-14-2005, 09:53 PM

Debian working great here- 2 sata drives

Intimidator · 11-15-2005, 07:08 AM

btw wat is u r processor type ??

jonnyblinux · 11-15-2005, 04:37 PM

My processor is a Pentium D 64bit 32 capability (Dual)

Brian1 · 11-15-2005, 04:59 PM

Yeah Fedora does not support sata on the install. They may get it inthere by maybe fedora core 7 or 8 unless redhat updates the installer. Only way around it I tried was install on a plain IDE drive and then copied partitions over to the sata drive. Worked fine.

Brian1

david.dales · 11-16-2005, 08:25 AM

Just installed Suse 10 with Wester Digital SATA 150 drives without issue.

sundialsvcs · 11-17-2005, 10:49 AM

The hardware-detection routines of most up-to-date distros should recognize and load the SATA drivers. If you choose to build your own kernel, as I suggest, you can explicitly put them into your kernel.

jrbiochem · 11-17-2005, 11:43 AM

I have two SATA drives only, which worked fine on Fedoras 1 and 2, but barfed at 3 (and now 4)....

Jon

Electro · 11-17-2005, 04:33 PM

All Linux distributions will work with SATA. It just a matter of setting the right options during configuring and compiling the kernel. Not all distributions have the right settings for SATA. I have read several problems when using Silicon Image controllers, so I do not recommend them to anybody. Also Promise controllers also have issues. The only controller brand for budget mind users that works with out any issues is Highpoint even though they use a PATA to SATA converter.

jonnyblinux · 11-17-2005, 08:17 PM

Yeah, I tried putting in a regular ide harddrive, install fedora on that and switch over data to one of my sata harddrives, but well after I bought the harddrive I discovered I have no ide hookups on the motherboard itself. Only 1 which was for the cdrom and dvd drives. The sata harddrives use a smaller data wire and on my system I have like 4 of those sata hookups. Why anyone would want four beats me, raid maybe? anyway. Im just gonna get suse 10 and be done with it. I'll let ya know the results
Jon