Knoppix 3.7 does not notice my SATA HDD

**jayan65** · 01-07-2005, 07:18 PM

I want to install knoppix to hard disk. I have a SATA 80GB Samsung HDD. Knoppix does not detect it. It does not mount the winodws partitions (i have WINXP pro on C drive and three other data partitions). I cannot see my hdd in devices when i try to run partEd. Pl. help

thanks in advance

jayan65

**cleaner145** · 01-08-2005, 07:38 PM

I had the same issue with a new Dell. I believe if you go into the bios and set the drive to "combination" it should find it. Cheers

**NewGuy** · 01-09-2005, 12:27 AM

I had the same problem couple days ago. People of forum helped. The solution is:
1. Use Knoppix 3.7 AND
2. Boot with cheatcode knoppix26 acpi=off
(Don't ask me question why acpi, because I don't know the answer)

Hope, you will see your hard drives. Now mount them (right click on icon > mount)

Your thanks - to rolflist

**jayan65** · 01-10-2005, 07:03 PM

Thank you friends. Let me try it. I had given hope almost

jayan65

**rolflist** · 01-10-2005, 11:56 PM

Please check my two posts on a new Dell (8400) and its SATA issues
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...?p=71979#71979
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...?p=72869#72869

At the moment set the Dell to SATA/PATA combination mode, or
find a kernel 2.6.10 or 2.4.29 or higher. It is possible to mount
temporarily an ATA disk and configure/compile an new kernel in
there, that will support the AHCI (ICH6-R) interface of the Dell
Dimension 8400.

If you are not that brave, try to boot the Dell 8400 with knoppix 3.7 in combi mode
without any "cheatcode" parameter (for kernel 2.4.27), just as: knoppix
or (for kernel 2.6.9) boot: knoppix26 acpi=off

Yes, that easy.

This worked for my Dell with one WD SATA disk.

**jayan65** · 01-12-2005, 06:51 AM

Yes, I changed the SATA configuration in BIOS to SATA+PATA (i have amibios) (my motherboard is an ASUS P5GDC-V Deluxe) and booted the knoppix CD with knoppix26 acpi=off and it picked up my drive. The partitions were mounted.
I would like to install knoppix to hdd. I ahve made two partitions on the last partition using Partition Magic (one ext3 partition of isze 5GB and a swap partition 512MB )
I think I will have to post the query for that elsewhere isn't it?

Thank you all

jayan65

**rolflist** · 02-09-2005, 04:35 PM

Swain Chen at http://lists.debian.org/debian-kerne.../msg00151.html reported for a Dell Dimension 4700
"Using the acpi=off option would get me past the RTC and "Setting the
Hardware clock..." steps but then I got some IRQ 193 error, which said "No
one cares". "

Tomaz at http://lists.debian.org/debian-kerne.../msg00596.html
noted that the driver rtc.ko had to be removed from the kernel for getting a working installation:
".6.8, .9 and .10 (686-SMP and -UP) kernels all hang on rtc module during boot on Dell Optiplex G280 with A03 BIOS, 3.0 HT P4, SATA. When omitting the rtc module I was able to boot.
Contrary, 2.4.* boots OK _with_ rtc module included"

Further info http://lists.us.dell.com/pipermail/l...ber/023021.htm

And what is RTC ?
Explained e.g. here: http://www.linux.com/howtos/Battery-...powermgm.shtml
RTC stores time in GMT (CONFIG_APM_RTC_IS_GMT): If you want to store GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) in your RTC (Real Time Clock).
Advanced Power Management (APM) allows your computer's BIOS to control your system's power management.
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) is the successor to APM, which places the responsibility of power management away from the BIOS and into the hands of the operating system. ACPI Linux is newer than APM Linux.