Kirk McElhearn wrote:
> >>>> This is a resend of a message originally sent on
> >>>> mercredi 29 mars 2000 9:08:13
>
> On 29/03/00 4:43, John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] is reported to have
> said:
>
> >Your hdparm is too "aggressive." Your hard drive/controller can't deal with
> >that level of HD access "optimization." It may be the default optimization
>
> What is the hdparm, and what do you mean by optimization?
>
> The problem is I can't even get the installer to run. After reformatting
> my HD, and installing, when I go back to reboot or to run Mandrake, it is
> dead.
>
> Kirk
>
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OK what make of disk drive? Bet it is a Seagate.
Slow the bus clock or start the drive on hdc with any other drive on hda...
abort the install then try the drive in hda again.
Seagate has a firmware incompatibility with 586 code timings and also a
hardware incompatibility with it. The "Lost Interrupt" problem also occurs
with a WD and a maxtor on the same IDE channel (and you are very lucky if that
is all that occurs)
The other workaround is to snag a copy of Mandrake70-2.i486.iso which will make
a CD that will work just fine with your computer.
It is a sad edict on businesses that when the software reaches specifications,
it discovers hardware that is OUT of specifications. In this case it is a
signal reflection on the IDE bus that is trapped by Pentium code and missed by
486 and 386 code. So we get a problem revealed that was there all along.
If you have a different make of drive, not WD or Seagate, please email me
privately. I am trying to track the frequency of this problem.
Civileme
