Re:Debian sarge on ATi chipset

Hello all,
 Its me again...i got one linux installation finaly runing.its getting
installed while i type this..slackware.
will give u the results later.
 I tried running the installer with "linux 26" but with no avail.also i
tried running dmesg and no sata drives were listed.
actaly i had to run "sata.s" inorder to make slackware detect my SATA HDD.
anyone know any such comman that will
make the installer sata ready for debain or fedora.
 the good thing about this whole this is that now i have almost every
distribution with me!
regards
Deepak

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> 4. Re: Sata probs (Mahesh T. Pai)
> 5. Re: Installing Debian sarge on SATA (Deepak Mohan)
> 6. Re: Re: Installing Debian sarge on SATA (Mahesh T. Pai)
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> My friend bought a new computer with a SATA hard disk. He cannot install
> ubuntu in that. During installation, it says "No hard disk" found. The
> computer is from Compaq, 64 bit and the mother board is ATi. He tried the
> latest ubuntu downloaded from the site.
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> From: Deepak Mohan <[email protected]>
> Subject: [fsug-kochi-discuss] Installing Debian sarge on SATA
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> Guys,
> I have a compaq SR-1650Nx with AMD Athlon 64 3500+/ 250GB SATA HDD
> i am trying to install debain sarge in it....unfortunately it is not
> detecting my
> HDD. the PC doesnt come with a driver disk.
> the chipset is ATi. I tried installing fedora core 3 but with the same
> result
> Where will i find the correseponding SATA drivers?
> Do reply
> Thanks in advance
> Deepak Mohan
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> Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 13:49:38 +0530
> From: "Mahesh T. Pai" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [fsug-kochi-discuss] Installing Debian sarge on SATA
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> Deepak Mohan said on Sun, Oct 09, 2005 at 02:04:45AM -0500,:
>
> > I have a compaq SR-1650Nx with AMD Athlon 64 3500+/ 250GB SATA HDD
> > i am trying to install debain sarge in it....unfortunately it is
> > not detecting my HDD. the PC doesnt come with a driver disk. the
> > chipset is ATi. I tried installing fedora core 3 but with the same
> > result
>
> Please try using an earlier version of (3.2) knoppix. :)
>
> This look like a chipset problem; and not a problem with the distro.
>
> > Where will i find the correseponding SATA drivers?
>
> ATI has some of the worst support for free software when it comes to
> providing drivers.
>
> What is the output of lspci when you boot from the install disk? (try
> ctrl + alt + F2, and hit enter). Look for lines containing the words
> SATA and/or RAID. This should give info about the exact chipset used.
> Please get back to the list.
>
> If the chipset is actually supported in la later kernel version, you
> can get a new installer from
> http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/amd64/ and install
> the current testing.
>
> --
> Mahesh T. Pai
>
> Free Software is a misnomer.
> You should say `Liberated User'.
> -me
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> Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 13:51:26 +0530
> From: "Mahesh T. Pai" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [fsug-kochi-discuss] Sata probs
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> Githin Alapatt said on Sun, Oct 09, 2005 at 12:27:58PM +0530,:
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> > My friend bought a new computer with a SATA hard disk. He cannot install
> > ubuntu in that. During installation, it says "No hard disk" found. The
> > computer is from Compaq, 64 bit and the mother board is ATi. He tried
> the
> > latest ubuntu downloaded from the site.
>
> https://support.ati.com/ics/support/KBAnswer.asp?questionID=3380
>
> --
> Mahesh T. Pai
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 04:28:19 -0500
> From: Deepak Mohan <[email protected]>
> Subject: [fsug-kochi-discuss] Re: Installing Debian sarge on SATA
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> hello,
> i tried running the installer again and tried "alt+ctrl+F2 followed by
> enter"
> but when i type "lspci" its not recognising the command
> i think there is only one chipset by ati which runs for the 939 platform
> and
>
> i dont think anymotherboard manufacterer has a linux driver for it.
> since mine is a branded machine they havent specified which make my board
> is.
> i ran sisoft sandra from windows and found that the make of the board is
> asus.
> but the funny thing is that asus have no ATi chipset boards in the
> offering
> for AMD.
> When i try running live Ubuntu or live Kubuntu, both are getting stuck
> just
> b4 showing
> desktop.i can hear the nice wind chime intro but it just dont boot up!
> It works just fine with windows XP 64 bit edition though.
> I think it will be just a matter of finding the SATA drivers.
> regards
> Deepak
>
>
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> Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 18:03:32 +0530
> From: "Mahesh T. Pai" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [fsug-kochi-discuss] Re: Installing Debian sarge on SATA
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> Deepak Mohan said on Sun, Oct 09, 2005 at 04:28:19AM -0500,:
>
> > i tried running the installer again and tried "alt+ctrl+F2 followed by
> > enter"
> > but when i type "lspci" its not recognising the command
> > i think there is only one chipset by ati which runs for the 939 platform
> and
>
> Try dmesg instead of lspci.
>
> Also, are you qsure that this is a SATA problem and not chipset detection
> issue? Have you tried an ordinary EIDE Harddisk?
>
> Hmmm.... if it is the ATI chipset issue, try the following link:-
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-37947.html
>
> <quote>
> Try installing the ATI x64 driver for the Xpress 200P here, it may
> have support for the disk controller as well as graphics.
> https://support.ati.com/ics/support/KBList.asp?folderID=1016
> </quote>
>
> > i dont think anymotherboard manufacterer has a linux driver for it.
> > since mine is a branded machine they havent specified which make my
> > board is. i ran sisoft sandra from windows and found that the make
> > of the board is asus. but the funny thing is that asus have no ATi
> > chipset boards in the offering for AMD. When i try running live
> > Ubuntu or live Kubuntu, both are getting stuck just b4 showing
> > desktop.i can hear the nice wind chime intro but it just dont boot
> > up! It works just fine with windows XP 64 bit edition though. I
> > think it will be just a matter of finding the SATA drivers.
>
> The kernel has excellnt support for sata; I am myself running Debian
> (only main) on pure AMD64, Sarge, on MSI Neo M/B with VIA chipset - I
> expressly forbade my vendor from using any other chipset due to the
> h/w issues; and also took a knoppix CD along with me to test before
> taking delivery.
>
> --
> Mahesh T. Pai
>
> The next best thing to knowing something is to know where to find it.
> --Samuel Johnson
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>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 10:44:07 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Shakthi Kannan <shakthimaan-/[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [fsug-kochi-discuss] Installing Debian sarge on SATA
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> Hi,
>
> --- Deepak Mohan <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Guys,
> > I have a compaq SR-1650Nx with AMD Athlon 64 3500+/
> > 250GB SATA HDD
> > i am trying to install debain sarge in
> > it....unfortunately it is not
> > detecting my
> > HDD. the PC doesnt come with a driver disk.
>
> Not sure about AMD, but, I installed Debian Sarge
> 3.1r0a GNU/Linux on HP 5500 Intel 2.8 GHz with 80 GB
> Sata HDD.
>
> I had to boot from the first installation CD with the
> 2.6.8 kernel by passing "linux26" at the boot prompt.
> By default it boots the 2.4 kernel, which, I believe
> does not include the SATA drivers.
>
> It booted fine and installation was smooth.
>
> boot: linux26
>
> Regards,
>
> SK
>
> --
> Shakthi Kannan, MS
> Software Engineer, Specsoft (Hexaware Technologies)
> [E]: shakthimaan-/[email protected] [M]: (91) 98407-87007
> [W]: http://www.shakthimaan.com [L]: Chennai, India
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