"Dan B�lisle" wrote:
>
> Hi !
>
> I have downloaded the brand new 7.1 and unfortunately like it predecessor my
> ATA/66 (HPT366) disk doesn't work !!
>
> At the IDE detection at the begining of the installation, the installation
> is stoped (stone) at this point.
>
> So, i have try too the SUSE 6.4 and he work very well !!
>
> Why is the problem ? Isn't my first e-mail on that.
>
> Thanks everyone !
>
> Danny.
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Pentium code tightens timing requirements on the drives
themselves and on the chipsets on the motherboards as well. 386
code allows much greater variance from specifications.
If your drive is Western Digital or your motherboard is one of
several chipsets made to accommodate the WD drive and its weird
timing and the fact that it blows off the CRC, then you have a
problem with hardware and will be bound by it to distros who use
386 code. That is the difference--Mandrake is pushing the
envelope in the direction of rather exact conformance to
specifications on the part of the hardware, while compiling to
maximize processor performance, and a lot of sloppy hardware has
been built assuming the laxity of the 386 code which is used in
the dominant desktop system. Now those same folks are saying
things like "we don't support linux" when they get tech calls.
The "We don't support linux," answer is easy to give, apparently
a lot easier than the redesign to build the drive or motherboard
right the first time.
Civileme
