I've been trying to install this Linux on my new computer (Dell), and Slackware 9.1 finally has a recent enough kernel to include Serial ATA support. (This compy has a 82801EB SATA controller).
But when I try to install 9.1 using bare.i or scsi.s, it hangs after the kernel message: hda: attached ide-device, or something like that.
Anyone know what I gotta do to get this guy running?

I am trying to install Slackware 9.1 on my DELL Optiplex and I'm getting the same problem. Because of my SATA HDD the kernel hangs after trying to mount /dev/hda. If I disable /dev/hda "hda=noprobe", the kernel boots but then I'm getting kernel panic, since hi can not mount my HDD.
Any ideas?
thanks

search the forum its all over the hardware area.

It really depends on if you have an Intel ICH5 or VIA SATA. Basically you need a custom kernel with SATA as part of the kernel to boot off of.

Here see this link: http://www.linuxiso.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=11151

But note, I dont think you need the -ac patch set as 2.4.22 I believe has it in there already. The work around I did requires another linux box OR a regular IDE harddrive to compile the kernel on and to burn the ISO. Another possibilty is if your BIOS has legacy mode in it for SATA. Switch to that do your install, recompile your kernel with SATA built in the kernel and install it, then turn Legacy mode off in your BIOS. I successfully did this on a MSI motherboard with nothing but a SATA drive installed. G' Luck.

Edit: I just searched your SATA controller, and apparently it is an INTEL ICH5, so it is in fact supported.

hi,

i had the same problem, trying to run bare.i from slackware 9.1 on my cutting edge MSI Neo2 i865pe with an ICH5 chip.
i tweaked the bios/integrated peripherals/on-chip ide configuration
and it worked with the following settings :
ATA configuration : P-ATA + S-ATA
Combined Mode Option : S-ATA 1st Channel
S-ATA port definition : P0-Master/P1-Slave

it looks tricky, but it worked for me !!

more info about these obscure S-ATA (not well documented by MSI) would be appreciated...

apparently, on my system, it hangs if there is more than 4 IDE channels.
my bios can accept 4 IDE channels, 2 Parallel ATA and 2 Serial ATA.

if i have an old HD on Primary IDE Master
a DVD on Secondary IDE (actually on Slave)
and a brand new S-ATA HD on Third IDE Master
the fourth IDE is free
-> the kernel hangs.

if i change the settings from P-ATA only and S-ATA keep enabled=ON to P-ATA + S-ATA (keep enabled are disabled), i can only have 2 IDE bus (1 S-ATA and 1 P-ATA)
-> the kernel pass successfully the HD dectection.

just my 2 cents...