RE: [newbie] hda: no response (reseting drive)

2000-12-19 Thread Charles A Edwards
PROTECTED]; nicole davies; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] hda: no response (reseting drive) It looks like your problem is that your hard drive is plugged into a controller card and not the motherboard. I'm not sure how to get Linux to recognise this (though I'm sure there's a wa

Re: [newbie] hda: no response (reseting drive)

2000-12-19 Thread Meph Istopheles
Hey Paul, > I am trying to load Mandrake 7.2 but it doesn't seem > to be able to identify my hard disk. The booklet > mentions Mandrake can partition the HD during > installation. When booting the mandrake CD I get the > response 'hda: no response (reseting drive)'. It then > goes through the i

Re: [newbie] hda: no response (reseting drive)

2000-12-19 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
It looks like your problem is that your hard drive is plugged into a controller card and not the motherboard. I'm not sure how to get Linux to recognise this (though I'm sure there's a way), but perhaps you could plug the HDD into the motherboard slot and try that, at least until you get the c

Re: [newbie] hda: no response (reseting drive)

2000-12-19 Thread civileme
On Tuesday 19 December 2000 10:43, you wrote: > I am very much a beginner, having just purchase the > linux pocket book 3rd edition. > > I am trying to load Mandrake 7.2 but it doesn't seem > to be able to identify my hard disk. The booklet > mentions Mandrake can partition the HD during > install

[newbie] hda: no response (reseting drive)

2000-12-19 Thread nicole davies
I am very much a beginner, having just purchase the linux pocket book 3rd edition. I am trying to load Mandrake 7.2 but it doesn't seem to be able to identify my hard disk. The booklet mentions Mandrake can partition the HD during installation. When booting the mandrake CD I get the response 'hda