On Wed, 10 Apr 2002, Paul Sabatino wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Apr 2002, Paul Sabatino wrote: > > > On Wed, 10 Apr 2002, Stew Benedict wrote: > > > > > > > > On 10 Apr 2002, Paul Sabatino wrote: > > > > > > > I'm trying to install 8.2b2 on an 600 Mhz iBook. I attempted to > > > > partition the disk several different was and always got an error that it > > > > could not find the disk. So I dropped in to the shell and started poking > > > > around. Then I realized that the error wasn't due to the installer not > > > > finding partitions, it was due to not having /dev/hda at all. Running > > > > dmesg I find that on boot up it jumps right to hdb and says nothing > > > > about hda. This machine installs OS9 and OSX just fine, is there some > > > > firmware or kernel option that might help it find the correct device? > > > > > > > > > > Generally there is no magic involved in finding an IDE hard drive. IDE > > > support is built into the kernel. hdb on the iBook is the CD right? > > > > > > Stew Benedict > > > > > > > > > > Correct hdb is the CD-RW drive. > > > > Paul Sabatino > > > > > I see a message that says something to the effect 'resetting device' for > hdb, could that have anything to do with it? > > This is a brand new iBook so I'm begining to wonder if they switched drive > vendors or something else that would cause the drive to not be seen. > This is the first occasion I've seen where an ide hard drive was not recognized. The controller is obviously found, since hdb shows up. It's possible that drive vendors were changed, but I haven't ever really come across a drive that Linux just plain wouldn't see. You might try dmesg | grep ide and see if any more info shows up. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/FAQ/
