Hi :) tomorrow I'll get a new SATA HD. Until now I'm using an IDE HD. Is there the need to install a kernel module?
I don't think so, I guess # modinfo sata_via filename: /lib/modules/2.6.21-1-multimedia-amd64/kernel/drivers/ata/sata_via.ko author: Jeff Garzik description: SCSI low-level driver for VIA SATA controllers license: GPL version: 2.1 vermagic: 2.6.21-1-multimedia-amd64 SMP preempt mod_unload depends: libata alias: pci:v00001106d00005337sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v00001106d00000591sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v00001106d00003149sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v00001106d00003249sv*sd*bc*sc*i* srcversion: 2D0EA896A62A0E44414A540 is all I need, but it's better to ask. I've to copy my 64 Studio from the IDE to the SATA, the best way seems to do it by tar, to preserve permissions. I guess I've to change hda to sda or sd[...] for the fstab, right? The IDE HD now is hda and an IDE DVD drive hdb. What is the easiest way to get GRUB into the MBR of the SATA? Is it possible after booting by another medium, an DVD or by menu.lst from the old IDE HD, to run the 64 Studio on the SATA and to "re"install GRUB by Synaptic? What I mean, will an installation do needed settings automatically? After doing this I would change the boot sequence in the BIOS and set the SATA to be the first boot medium. I never had troubles when installing a new HD, but with my new mobo and my old IDE I got an CHS/LBA inconsistency. I'll study the manual of the new HD very well, but I think usually every thing should be fine when the BIOS is set to LBA, instead of CHS. Last time the BIOS didn't detect the correct CHS. I won't use RAID for mirroring, so CHS shouldn't be needed, at all I won't use RAID, striping without mirroring seems to be an insane thing to do. Cheers, Ralf
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