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- Hiits a SATA drive its connected and all thatI have windows xpIm trying to install red hat enterprise version 4I have to install red hat as im installing a programming environment that is supported in linux only by red hatNow i am waiting on a copy of partition magic and maybe when i release some space the linux installation process may react differentlyotherwise i may have to get a more up to date version of Red Hat
- to updateI have repartitioned my drive using Nortongiving me 75GB of spaceI have disabled the USB device in the bioswhich gives me the option to select a driver during the install procedurei have tries every SATA driver on the listI was trying 32bit install as the application software was 32 bitbut this machine supports 64bit so i tried the 64bit installnone of these have given me any jobis there any other bios settings i need to make ?when i select the driver there an option to enter parameters, is there any i should try ?when i use the linux rescue kernel is ther anything i should try at the prompt ?Help!
paul.ukken
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Posted April 24th, 2006 14:00
I also have the same problem. I am trying to install redhat version 3 on another internal SATA hard disc SEAGATE 300 GB on dell xps 400. It gives the error no device detected error messages. Do you know whether there is any driver to install for this?paul.ukken
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Posted April 25th, 2006 01:00
I have only have Red hat Enterprise Linux Version3. How do i get Update 6 or 7 or how do i install that updatepaul.ukken
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Posted April 26th, 2006 01:00
Can i use Fedora which is available free . Someone said the latest version supports SATA. Is Fedora better than Red Hat Enterprise Linux or what is advantage of redhat over Fedora, if i am paying for redhatMessage Edited by paul.ukken on 04-25-200609:15 PM
- Yes, but I tried with FC3 and it does not work. You should try FC4 or brand new FC5 instead. I thought you planned using RHEL. I think that RHEL has no large diferences from FC, If you pay, you have maintenance and help, you also can log to a network called RHN where your system is controled and updated almost automatically. However, If you don't need such a service FC is a good alternative.
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Posted February 5th, 2006 02:00
To start you off, you need to check and make sure the BIOS is seeing the drive. If the BIOS can see the drive you're good. If it doesn't see the drive, the drive is either disconnected or defective (you'll need to try reconnecting it or calling tech support if this is the case).
If the drive is an IDE drive, you won't need any special software. IDE drives have a wide, flat cable coming out the back as well as a smaller white power plug. If it is a SATA drive, you'll need to make sure your version of Redhat supports SATA and specifically the chipset of your model. SATA drives have a small, flat, smooth cable that is about a half inch wide (1 cm) as well as a black power plug.
You might give Ubuntu or OpenSuse a try. The latest versions of both of these support SATA.