How does one get Mandrake install to recognize a specific Seagate Hard drive?
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How does one get Mandrake install to recognize a specific Seagate Hard drive?
I just got the Mandrake linux disk 1 install downloaded & tried to install it on 30 gig partion, making the PC a dual boot package, --- the other side being Windows XP.
The install program loaded correctly, but it's struggling to recognize my hard drive:
It's a Seagate ST380013AS.
The install program is asking for:
base_address (a number)
controller_type ( a number)
irq (number)
For the love of God, where do I find such information so that it will install Mandrake Linux 9.2?
Is there by any chance some version of Drak X or something that tells me what I need to enter a bit better?
Nothing from disabling PnP auto detect. Here's what I did menu by submenu:
AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY --- VERSION 3.31a
PNP/PCI Configurations--------> Plug and Play Aware O/S---->Yes/No---->Yes
the BIOS manual says
"when set to Yes, BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting (VGA, IDE, SCSI) The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating systems (Windows) (Godwilling Linux too someday!!!)
It goes on to say:
"When set to No, BIOS will initalize all the PnP cards. Select Yes if the operating system is plug & play"
Again Mandrake 9.2 install with it's DrakX detection program won't recognize this seagate SATA hard drive without giving it more information.
It initially asks "any disk/SCSI" interfaces Y/N?
If I say No, it won't go further.
If I say yes, it gives a list --- and logically I select "Seagate" ---- though that further says
"some seagate hard drives have problems" and then doesn't work,
Again prompting me:
base_address (a number)
controller_type (a number)
irq (number)
Studpenguin,
What SATA chipset is your drive connected to? Promise? VIA? Silicon Image?
I am running 9.2 as well on a SATA drive (Maxtor) and using the VT8237 chip driver (sata_via) ... it wont find the harddrive until a driver for the SATA chip is loaded
Originally posted by iedirtbiker Studpenguin,
What SATA chipset is your drive connected to? Promise? VIA? Silicon Image?
I am running 9.2 as well on a SATA drive (Maxtor) and using the VT8237 chip driver (sata_via) ... it wont find the harddrive until a driver for the SATA chip is loaded
That's what mine is too, VT 8237 --- if memory serves. BIOS shows it everytime I restart the beast.
of course BIOS recognizes it. Though, the question remains, how do you get Linux Mandrake 9.2 to do reccognize it.
Hey Stupidpenguin
If your drive is connected to the VT8237 SATA controller, then the module you want to load when the install asks for 'any disk/SCSI interface?' would be sata_via... it should be in the list.
I am running 9.2 (for AMD64) and it detected my controller.
You might double check the BIOS settings for the VT8237 chip ... depending on the BIOS, you may have an option to use RAID or 'BASE' (or SATA) with a single drive, you definately dont want RAID
Also, if your board has the Promise SATA, you might try that one (my board had both MSI K8T Neo)
it was worth a shot! Could be that Mandrake for AMD64 is a diff kernel and has diff drivers... I was gonna try a 9.2 for i386, but didnt have a blank CD-R to burn it to...
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