Hmmmm,
Well, I had the channels separated, but I went back and tested with the CD as
IDE0 Slave, IDE1 Master, and IDE1 Slave--same results. Also tried
UNDERClocking the HOT-591 to 66MHz FSB (the PCI Bus runs asynchronously to
the Front Side so this showed no improvement, as expected) I looked at the
SOURCE, (Usually the definitive authority) and the differences between 5.3
(which worked) and 6.0 (which didn't) were unrevealing. One item I was
unable to chase down in the source I had was the function
ideGetDevices(&ide)---- I cannot find the source for this function, just a
header in scsi.h. I have the complete source on the way, but I wonder if
this function was changed between the two sources, perhaps to accommodate the
'new' Ultra 33/66 ??? Anyone else looking at this?
Michael Moore aka Civileme
> I had probs with a Seagate ST36xxx Medalist drive: The installation would
> bomb as soon as I started to install packages. Fixed by (a) moving cdrom
> onto different IDE chain, so hard disk is on its own, or (b) stopped
> oveclocking my Mboard.
>
> Michael Moore wrote:
> >
> > Linux Mandrake version 6.0 Power Pack
> >
> > Installation CD in Panasonic PD Drive
> > AMD K6-2 on Shuttle HOT-591P with latest VIA BIOS patches installed
> > Processor Clocked at 3 x 100 MHz.
> > Jaton/Trident 875 AGP Video card
> > Yamaha Opl-3SAx generic sound card
> > 64 Mb SDRAM PC100.
> > Seagate ST38641 HDD (Note: Has more than 1024 cylinders )
> >
> > System was reliably running Windows98 and L-M 5.3 in a dual-boot
> > configuration
> >
> > Reached Second Stage Install after booting from CD--When SERVER was
> > selected, it froze
> > Restart--Same point reached--When WORKSTATION was selected., it froze
> > Restart--Same point Reached--CUSTOM got to the Disk Druid/fdisk/Done
> > screen. Both Disk Druid and fdisk froze.
> >
> > Restart, now with L-M 5.3 Boot disk. Used fdisk to set up the
> > partitions as I wanted them, then back to L-M 6.0
> >
> > Restart--Same point reached, but now I chose "Done". Installation
> > froze.
> >
> > Restart--Now new CD, a plain vanilla 36X proven with LM 6.0 installation
> > on another system. Results unchanged.
> > Restart--Now using an IBM TravelStar 3.0 Gb 2.5" HDD--worked all through
> > the installation!!!
> > Restart--Now with IBM DTTA 351010 10Gb HDD, also with more than 1024
> > cylinders. Worked again to perfection.
> >
> > anyone? ideas? flames? offers to buy a Seagate Drive for $1 US?
> >
> > Michael Moore
