Hi
Fedora Core 3 is systematically crashing when installing on various models of Dell Precision workstations (270, 470, 670), all featuring the following SATA controller:
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) IDE Controller (rev 02) 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801EB (ICH5) SATA Controller (rev 02)
The kernel gives a bunch of errors when loading the sata driver. The bug has been already reported almost one month ago
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=144302
but apparently nobody cares about. Needless to say it is a showstopper, any valid suggestion for a workaround (for installing and later for the kernel)?
Thanks Alfredo Ferrari
Alfredo Ferrari wrote:
Hi
Fedora Core 3 is systematically crashing when installing on various models of Dell Precision workstations (270, 470, 670), all featuring the following SATA controller:
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) IDE Controller (rev 02) 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801EB (ICH5) SATA Controller (rev 02)
The kernel gives a bunch of errors when loading the sata driver. The bug has been already reported almost one month ago
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=144302
but apparently nobody cares about. Needless to say it is a showstopper, any valid suggestion for a workaround (for installing and later for the kernel)?
Thanks Alfredo Ferrari
I encountered such a problem when I tried to install FC3 on a Dell PowerEdge SC420 box with SATA drives (ICH6/ICH6R controller).
I've been fooling arround with other distros, installed the OS on a PATA drive (and could see the SATA drives).
At the end, all the games I played with the SATA drives leaded them to full format : I used the Dell Tools CD on which the system can boot, there's a menu item which allows to empty all hard drives.
I was on my way to install FC3 ont the PATA drive I had set in the box when I saw the SATA drive (which I had left in the box) at the install time.
I could process all the install on the SATA drive and it's running fine.
What I can't figure yet is :
- does the Dell utilities partition mess the installer up ? (the drives are not empty when you get a Dell machine) - does the fact I had a PATA *AND* a SATA drive impact anything ?
What I suggest is : clean your hard drive(s) with the Dell CD Tools and try a fresh install.
Hope this help.
Thanks for the help.
I'll try...
Alfredo
On Tue, 1 Feb 2005, Bruno Eteve wrote:
Alfredo Ferrari wrote:
Hi
Fedora Core 3 is systematically crashing when installing on various models of Dell Precision workstations (270, 470, 670), all featuring the following SATA controller:
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) IDE Controller (rev 02) 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801EB (ICH5) SATA Controller (rev 02)
The kernel gives a bunch of errors when loading the sata driver. The bug has been already reported almost one month ago
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=144302
but apparently nobody cares about. Needless to say it is a showstopper, any valid suggestion for a workaround (for installing and later for the kernel)?
Thanks Alfredo FerrariI encountered such a problem when I tried to install FC3 on a Dell PowerEdge SC420 box with SATA drives (ICH6/ICH6R controller).
I've been fooling arround with other distros, installed the OS on a PATA drive (and could see the SATA drives).
At the end, all the games I played with the SATA drives leaded them to full format : I used the Dell Tools CD on which the system can boot, there's a menu item which allows to empty all hard drives.
I was on my way to install FC3 ont the PATA drive I had set in the box when I saw the SATA drive (which I had left in the box) at the install time.
I could process all the install on the SATA drive and it's running fine.
What I can't figure yet is :
- does the Dell utilities partition mess the installer up ? (the drives
are not empty when you get a Dell machine)
- does the fact I had a PATA *AND* a SATA drive impact anything ?
What I suggest is : clean your hard drive(s) with the Dell CD Tools and try a fresh install.
Hope this help.
-
Alfredo Ferrari -
Bruno Eteve