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Originally Posted by LeftyAce
Make sure you're using a 2.6 kernel. The 2.4's gave me trouble w/ sata.
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This will depend on your specific SATA implementation (integrated onto mobo? seperate controller card? chipset?)
I found that Debian Sarge with the 2.4.something kernel COULD see my SATA. But Debian Sarge with the 2.6.8 kernel could NOT. Then I was able to see my SATA again after putting in the 2.6.12 kernel.
This is a known issue with my chipset, nForce3 250Gb, and the 2.6 kernel. 2.4 could see this SATA combo through some kind of "compatibility mode" or something like that. Then along came 2.6 with supposed native support and it broke things. The problem was finally fixed in the 2.6.11 kernel.
On the other hand, Sarge with the 2.6.8 kernel recognized my SATA at work just fine. But that's a different chipset (Pentium4 system at work vs. Athlon64 at home).
Generally, the newer the kernel the better support for various SATA (I would expect). Of course my personal experience was just the opposite, but that was specific to the nForce3 (and nForce4???) chipsets.