On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 11:58:50AM -0800, Txamoriq wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 11:09:41AM -0800, Txamoriq > > wrote: > > > I get those errors whenever I do a system rpm > > > install/upgrade, sometimes after entering rpm -Uvh > > > <filename>, when it says "preparing", my system > > does > > > not respond any further and I will have to > > manually > > > reboot the system. The weird part is during fsck, > > > there is no complains on bad sectors. Please > > advice me > > > on what I should do to solve this problem. > > > The hard drive is connected to a Promise PDC20276 > > ATA > > > 133 RAID controller acting as a ide card. > > > > Are you using an 80-pin cable between the drive and > > the controller? If > > not, replace the cable first. > My hard drive is a ide device and not a scsi device, > would I still have to change it to a 80-pin cable??
Yup. The newer cables - and you should have got one with either the drive or the controller - are required for the newer stuff (ATA-66 and better). I should mention it's an 80-wire cable, not an 80-pin cable. The connectors are the same as before. Here's an article describing the details on the new cables: http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/ide/confCable80-c.html To quote: "The 80-conductor cable was first defined with the original Ultra DMA modes 0, 1 and 2, covering transfer speeds up to 33.3 MB/s. The cable is considered "optional" for those modes. However, for any Ultra DMA modes above mode 2, the 80-conductor cable is mandatory." Cheers, .../Ed -- Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
