On Thu, 25 Sep 2003, Taylor, ForrestX wrote: > I have a few Intel 865 motherboards with onboard Serial ATA. I am > installing Red Hat Linux 8.0/9 with the latest updates. When I install, > anaconda cannot find the hard drive until I turn on Legacy SATA mode. > Once I do the install, however, I can turn on Enhanced SATA mode, and > the newer kernels will recognize the disks. I rebuilt the CDs with the > latest updated kernels, but it cannot recognize the disks. > What do you mean by latest updated kernels? Those from redhat or kernel.org? Those from redhat (even severn) do not have the support for Enhanced SATA mode. Only the new enterprise version has support. You need kernel 2.4.22-ac1 or higher or take a 2.4.2[23] and patch it with libata. libata makes the SATA disk look like a SCSI disk. > Why doesn't anaconda recognize the SATA disks? Do I need to add > something to the hardware list? > No, just a newer kernel that has libata support. With this an installation only takes about 14 minutes, in legacy modes it takes over an hour. Holger
