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I do know where you get dvd. but it certainly not from slackware site. I advise to use original and not 10.1 but 10.
10.1 is a developpers distro, meaning it is BEING manufactured
Originally posted by Slycer Acctually not....By now i've already pretty much gave up on Linux. The hell with it. And i've been only using it 2 days. Using...Well trying to get it working.
Sofar, i've tried the following methods:
1.DVD Image with kernel 2.4.27; has sata.i in /kernels and in /bootdisks
1.1With disk in Enhanced mode -> host protected area => 1
1.2With disk in Enhanced mode off (btw is this in Legacy mode then?!) -> havent tryed it yet, will do it now
2.Floppy with sata.i bootdisk
1.1With disk in Enhanced mode -> host protected area => 1
1.2With disk in Enhanced mode off (btw is this in Legacy mode then?!) -> usb segment fault
Well .... I'm tired, but still...If somebody can confirum that the disk is in Legacy mode when not in enhanced mode i think i can install it.
1. Switch the motherboard BIOS back to "legacy ATA mode" (parallel ATA = PATA). Complete a Linux installation. Fetch or build a kernel with support for your chipset. Switch the BIOS setting back. (Potential catch: It's claimed that Dell Optiplex GX270 and Dell Precision Workstation 360 desktop units, using Intel ICH5 SATA chipsets, don't support switching to legacy ATA mode. This might be true of some others.)
What now? .
Nothing works. Shouldnt kernel 2.4.27 have antive sata support already? My DVD image has sata.i in /kernels aswell as in /bootdisks ....
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