Can Ubuntu 7.04 detect HD connected to ATA66 Controller

satimis · 06-23-2007, 10:39 AM

Hi folks,

I'm prepared to install Ubuntu 7.04 on an old P-III box with HD connected to onboard Abit ATA66 controller.

Motherboard - Abit BE6
http://www.thetechzone.com/reviews/m...e6/index.shtml

Can't Ubuntu detect the HD at time of installation? TIA

B.R.
satimis

stress_junkie · 06-24-2007, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by satimis

Can't Ubuntu detect the HD at time of installation? TIA

Did you try it? That's the quickest way to find the answer to many questions.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/#h...d6302cfe635023

satimis · 06-24-2007, 08:00 PM

Hi stress_junkie,

Tks for your link.

Quote:

Did you try it? That's the quickest way to find the answer to many questions.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/#h...d6302cfe635023

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I can't find my answer there. Previous I post on Ubuntu to see whether Ubuntu works on HPT-366 controller with no reply.

I found following threads;

Booting from the HPT366 interface
http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~cklin/hpt366/

The Linux Ultra-DMA Mini-Howto
http://www.linuxvalley.it/encycloped...Ultra-DMA.html

The solution is not simple.

B.R.
satimis

tredegar · 06-25-2007, 01:35 AM

satimis,
Those links you have given refer to 1999, and a 2.2.x kernel!!!!
Believe it or not, things have moved on quite a bit since then.
As stress_junkie says, try it. I would be very surprised if it didn't work.

satimis · 06-25-2007, 12:07 PM

Hi tredegar and stress_junkie,

With following connection and setup

ATA100 HD - as master IDE3
DVD Writer - as master IDE2
BIOS - EXT = UDMA66

I installed Ubuntu desktop 7.04 on this old P-III PC. It is now running. I'm now posting on this forum while running Ubuntu.

But F-7 failed to install on above setup. OpenBSD 4.1 also worked.

Tks

B.R.
satimis