Re: Fedora Core 3 crashes when installing on several (Dell) SATA machines

From: Bruno Eteve (bruno.eteve_at_ej2p.com)
Date: 02/01/05

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    Alfredo Ferrari wrote:
    > Hi
    >
    > Fedora Core 3 is systematically crashing when installing on various
    > models of Dell Precision workstations (270, 470, 670), all featuring
    > the following SATA controller:
    >
    > 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) IDE
    > Controller (rev 02)
    > 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801EB (ICH5) SATA Controller (rev 02)
    >
    > The kernel gives a bunch of errors when loading the sata driver.
    > The bug has been already reported almost one month ago
    >
    > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=144302
    >
    > but apparently nobody cares about. Needless to say it is a showstopper,
    > any valid suggestion for a workaround (for installing and later for the
    > kernel)?
    >
    > Thanks
    > Alfredo Ferrari
    >

    I encountered such a problem when I tried to install FC3 on a Dell
    PowerEdge SC420 box with SATA drives (ICH6/ICH6R controller).

    I've been fooling arround with other distros, installed the OS on
    a PATA drive (and could see the SATA drives).

    At the end, all the games I played with the SATA drives leaded them
    to full format : I used the Dell Tools CD on which the system can boot,
    there's a menu item which allows to empty all hard drives.

    I was on my way to install FC3 ont the PATA drive I had set in the box
    when I saw the SATA drive (which I had left in the box) at the install
    time.

    I could process all the install on the SATA drive and it's running fine.

    What I can't figure yet is :

    - does the Dell utilities partition mess the installer up ? (the drives
       are not empty when you get a Dell machine)
    - does the fact I had a PATA *AND* a SATA drive impact anything ?

    What I suggest is : clean your hard drive(s) with the Dell CD Tools and
    try a fresh install.

    Hope this help. 

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