Re: fc2 will not install to sata

[Reg Clemens]

> > What kind of board do you have?  I have a Gigabyte IPE8000PRO2 and for
> > me FC2 loaded the ata_piix module and off it went!
> >
> > Collen Blijenberg <MLHJ> wrote:
> > > Well, FC2 - sata DIDN'T work fine here..!!
> > > (was an amd64..)
> > >
> > > rdc> Wrote FC2 to SATA fine here on an INTEL motherboard, dont know about
>
> AMD
> > > rdc> -- 
> > > rdc>                                         Reg.Clemens
> > > rdc>                                         [e-mail]
>
> I have a Asus K8V standard 64 bit board, fc2 will not load to a serial ata
> hard drive (maxtor 200gb) it loads fine if I replace the sata hd with and
> ide hd so the rest of the hardware is ok.
>
> Jeff

So, take two aspirin, and try again in 6mo.
SATA support is NEW in Linux, and evolving quickly.
If you have Bleading-edge hardware (SATA) you've got to expect to have
problems with Linux.  Be happily suprised, like I was, when there actually
is early support.