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["Andraž 'ruskie' Levstik" <ruskie AT mages.ath.cx>]

On 12:16:49 2008-02-11 Craig Dyke <grail69 AT amnet.net.au> wrote:
> I'll take it from your reply I have missed something.
> 
> Are you implying that I no longer require a /dev/sda block device for
> my SATA
> drive anymore?
> 
> I had not seen information to point me this way but it would save me
> the problem.

Well it depends on your BIOS and your kernel config... But yes it is in a
few cases possible to use hda instead of sda... BTW did you enable AHCI
support in the kernel's sata config? Afaik that is what should provide you
with sdX stuff

> Andraž 'ruskie' Levstik wrote:
> > On 14:27:04 2008-02-08 Craig Dyke <grail69 AT amnet.net.au> wrote:
> >   
> >> Howdy all
> >>
> >> I have been bashing my head on this one for the last day or so, and
> >> I know it will be a simple answer but
> >> I am too close to see it.
> >>
> >> So, I need to choose the option CONFIG_SATA_INTEL_COMBINED=Y in
> >> kernel 2.6.24 (Currently running 2.6.19.5 [yes been a while])
> >>
> >> I have also tried using the new ISO that was recently posted on here
> >> to try and it was unable to
> >> detect my drive as /dev/sda only /dev/hda (I believe kernel is
> >> 2.6.21)
> >>
> >> Most of my research says it may have been removed but I cannot for
> >> the life of me figure out
> >> what has replaced it.
> >>
> >> I have also switched on every sata option with still no joy :(
> >>
> >> Any help with this would be appreciated.
> >>
> >> Craig
> >>
> >>
> >>     
> >
> >
> > And I have still yet to figure out what your problem acctually is....
> >
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