Deepesh,
RHL distribution upto 9.0 (kernel 2.4.20-8)does'nt
recognise SATA controllers. The steps are as follows:
1. Tweak the BIOS, change the HDD setting from SATA
controller to IDE and save the configuration . Restart
and continue installing linux on the SATA controller
as IDE controller. (the alternative is to dont goto
Step 2 and  use the SATA drive as IDE :-( )

2.(For those who prefer the journey to destination:-))
Download the linux driver for SATA controller and
rebuild the kernel. ;-) , change the BIOS reset the
HDD as SATA and reboot. The difficult thing is to find
one right driver for your sata controller.
3. Find upgraded kernel (beyond 2.4.20-8) i think
kernel  2.6 would be right. i have read somewhere it
does support SATA controllers though havnt experienced
it.

Take the hard way baby!
sanjay
--- Deepesh Basu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> --- Siddhartha Basu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 07:40:27 -0800 (PST), Deepesh
> > Basu
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Dear Group,
> > >           I'm faced with a trivial but
> irritating
> > > problem on my Red Hat Linux 8.0 server which I
> > operate
> > > form my Windows NT Workstations via Telnet.
> > Somehow
> > > while working within the shell someone issued
> the
> > > command,-
> > > #ln -s touch
> > > while working from the /bin directory. As a
> > result,
> > > subsequent reboots in unattended mode gives the
> > error
> > > message touch:command not found. Although the
> > system
> > > is up and running, the message irritates me and
> so
> > if
> > > U can suggest something,it'll of much help.
> > Reinstall coreutils. That someone seems to have
> > replaced "touch"
> > command (comes as a part of coreutils) from your
> > system.  By the way,
> > that someone also has got root access to your
> > machine, be careful.
> > 
> > 
> > > 
> > > Also,I've purchased a new P-IV 3.0E GHz. machine
> > on an
> > > Intel D915GAG board and a Seagate Barracuda
> 120GB
> > SATA
> > > HDD and a LG 16X DVD-ROM. But, all of attemts to
> > load
> > > Linux(V7.0,8.0,8.1,9.0) have failed as niether
> of
> > the
> > > Mainboard or HDD or the ROM Drive is identified
> by
> > > LINUX. Can U suggest something to solve the
> > problem of
> > > installing Linux? I've also tried Mandrake9 and
> > > KNOPPIX 3.1 but all in vein.
> > What are the error messages do you get from these
> > multiple failed
> > installation.  I am using that same hard disk,
> > running happily in my
> > system.
> > > 
> > > Can U please help me?We met in the B.E.College
> > session
> > > of ILUG and I'm a member of this group.Indra'da,
> > my
> > > Guru has no time to attend me 
> > Who is your guru?
> > 
> > >and so I turnes to U for
> > > help.Also, Wishing U a Very Happy and Enlighted
> > Diwali
> > > to U.Looking forward to ur reply,
> > Happy diwali.
> > 
> > >                                   Deepesh Basu.
> > >                              
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