I've have one of those new computers with the Serial ATA feature, which I am not using; I'm just using the standard ide1 and ide2.
During booting linux 2.4, there is a prolonged wait as it establishes that hde (and hence hdf) is not there, and a second wait as it establishes that hdg (and hence hdh) is not there. How do I tell it that I am not using these ports. The problem is worse with Linux 2.6, which then tries to reset both these ports, which takes as long again, then tries again. The resulting delay is three times the delay experienced with 2.4, which is in itself annoying. Thanks, Greg Wood. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
