Don't know if this is relevant or not but I used to have a problem with one of my hd's where it did not won't to co-exist on the same controller channel as another. If it was all by itself on the controller channel it would be seen in linux just fine and the correct size. But when I put it with another drive, ESPECIALLY a seagate drive, it would change its drive geometry. Or not work at all. I eventually segregated it to its own box and it lives there still. I've also seen issues where if you use a cable that is not properly rated for the controller channel ( typically ide0 ) it will cause issues. Hardware can be frustrating sometimes.
Troy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Simko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 2001 N6REJ Subject: Re: [newbie] Master HDD won't mount in dual-boot system > Anne Wilson wrote: > > >On Saturday 10 January 2004 07:31, E. Hines wrote: > > > >>On Friday 09 January 2004 07:30 pm, Peter Simko wrote: > >> > >>>Nope, hda doesn't show up there either, just the hdb device. This > >>>is really annoying the hell out of me. I used to run both HDDs > >>>from an ATA controller card, but I got rid of that and put both > >>>drives on IDE 0 to simplify my system. That changed hdf to hdb > >>>without a problem (with appropriate changes to fstab), but > >>>somehow hde just went 'poof' and disappeared instead of showing > >>>up again as hda. > >>> > >>A few things I can think of: > >> > >>hda should be jumpered for "Master" and it should be (if I recall > >>correctly, someone will correct me if I'm wrong) on the end of the > >>IDE cable. The slave drive should be attached to the center cable > >>connector. Does your bios show both drives being detected and > >>identified correctly? (assuming you don't have a crippled bios like > >>a Gateway or some such). Do you get a message at the first boot > >>screen (right after memory test) that shows the Master and Slave > >>drive being identified? > >>Have you tried moving hdb to ide1, and having hda alone on ide0? > >>Tried booting with only hda plugged in? Lots of stuff you can do > >>to determine what the problem is, but it acts like: > >> > >>1. hda has no power plugged into it > >>2. hda is jumpered wrong, or in the wrong position on the cable > >>3. the IDE cable is bad, not plugged in, or plugged in wrong--red > >>marker not to pin 1 (not impossible to do with some cable/drive > >>combos) 4. the hd has gone bad > >> > > > >Above all, I would say make sure that neither drive is jumpered for > >Cable Select. It causes far more problems than it solves. > > > >Anne > > > The hda is working fine. It's the master on a dual-boot system and has > the XP OS and most of my data on it. It shows up in BIOS during boot > just fine. The hardware also seems to be detected in dmesg, but no > drivers are available. And I just double checked the jumper and it's set > to 'master', not cable select. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.560 / Virus Database: 352 - Release Date: 1/8/04
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