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    Fedora 6 setup is not recognizing the sata HDD on laptop

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by ahm_irf, Sep 17, 2007.

  1. ahm_irf

    ahm_irf Newbie

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    I am trying to install Fedora linux 6 on LG laptop, model XNOTE E500 but it is not recognizing the SATA HDD during the installation.

    About HDD configuration taken from BIOS setup
    Vendor : FUJITSU MHW2120BH
    Size : 120.0 GB
    LBA mode : Supported
    Block Mode: 16 Sectors
    PIO mode: 4
    Async DMA: MultiWord DMA-2
    Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-5
    S.M.A.R.T. : Supported
    LBA/Large Mode : Auto
    Block (Multi Sector Transfer) : Auto
    PIO Mode : Auto
    DMA Mode : Auto
    S.M.A.R.T. : Auto
    32 Bit Data Transfer : Enabled

    Any suggestions ..how I can get rid of this problem and install fedora in my laptop.
     
    ahm_irf, Sep 17, 2007
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    How is it not recognizing it? Just shows no hard drive present, or what? Can you do "fdisk /dev/sda" when you boot into a liveCD? I've never used Fedora, so I'm kinda shooting randomly.
     
    Pitabred, Sep 17, 2007
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    ahm_irf Newbie

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    Windows vista is already installed in that CD in a partition..but when I am trying to install fedora linux ..the list of hard dirves do not appear in a screen where the option comes "Select Drive(s) for installation"

    The hard disk is SATA ..and I am not sure whether Fedora Linux 6 having kernel version 2.6.18.2 supports SATA or not...
     
    ahm_irf, Sep 17, 2007
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Your SATA controller may not have been supported until the 2.6.20 release, especially since the E500 appears to be Santa Rosa based. Consider getting the Fedora 7 release, and installing that instead. You may also see if you can set the drive into some sort of "compatibility mode" in the BIOS for the initial install of Fedora 6, and then after you update to a later kernel for FC6, you can set the drive back to the "normal" mode.
     
    Pitabred, Sep 17, 2007
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  5. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    I think the Fedora project is on it's 8th release now, so try downloading their ISO image and loading Fedora Core 8.
     
    Bog, Sep 17, 2007
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    It's actually Fedora Core 7 that's available as a stable release, which is why I suggested it. FC8 is in test release 2, which means there may be a number of things broken. FC7 ships with the 2.6.21.3 kernel, which should be more than adequate to get his SATA controller working properly. All things equal, I actually prefer Ubuntu, but that's just because I like the way Debian works better than Fedora ;)
     
    Pitabred, Sep 17, 2007
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    Agreed on all fronts
     
    Paul, Sep 17, 2007
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  8. Bog

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    Ah, Fedora is on their 7th version. Thanks for the correction.
     
    Bog, Sep 17, 2007
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