Hi !
My drive is a Quantum Fireball KX 13.6gig 7200Rpm.
My motherboard is a Soyo 6BA +IV with the onboard HPT366 controller.
And i say again, he work very well with SUSE 6.4 !
what's wrong ?
Thanks again !!
Danny.
>From: Civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [expert] ATA/66 HPT366 with 7.1
>Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 18:16:59 -0800
>
>"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
>
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