OpenSolaris does support SATA controllers, but there are some comments. I am not familiar with the VT8237R chipset, but I can share with you my experiences on Intel chipsets.
On the Intel server platform, the IO Bridge (south bridge) integrates the SATA controller. The SATA controller can be set to three modes: IDE - Legacy IDE mode AHCI - Advanced Host Controller Interface RAID - SATA soft-RAID Currently, as far as I know, OpenSolaris only supports the IDE mode of the SATA controller. So set your SATA mode to "IDE" in the BIOS setup utility. BTW, 1. When IDE mode is set, only 4 SATA ports are available. Attach your hard drives onto the first 4 SATA ports. 2. Before installation, check the BIOS setup. Make sure your SATA hard drives are recognized by your system. Yours, Allen -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of alessioc Sent: 2007年7月24日 22:24 To: opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org Subject: [osol-discuss] SATA problems on chipset VIA VT8237R (epia EK) i'm trying to install osol b68 but it seems it does not recognize the hdd attached to the sata controller of my motherboard (chipset via VT8237R). is there any way to know what's going wrong? is there any way to know if this chipset is supported? This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
