[NBLUG/talk] New Compaq sr2150nx - Linux can't find SATA drive

[Jack Smith]

I know this is selling out to the enemy, but, did you get a Windows disk
with it?  Run it long enough to download a new FP6 and see if that works.

Jack

On 2/2/07, Justin Thiessen <justin.thiessen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> So the next step I would try would be googling "linux" + the relevant
> output for lspci, such as
>
> "IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 438c"
>
> + anything else that seems relevant, such as "PCI ID" to reference the
> PCI ID database.
>
> With just linux + pci + the lscpi string, I get several hits, including:
>
>
> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?t=507629
>
> Where it looks like (at the bottom of the thread) the person with this
> trouble solves his problem booting the install CD with:
>
>
> apci=force irqpoll
>
> Or:
>
> pci=nomsi
>
> Here's another, longer, thread which might be relevant:
>
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?s=2dca699be2be569e56aa2d2991cd5585&t=299929&page=5
>
> I saw what might be some more useful ones with the same search terms.
>
> Even though the laptops referenced in these threads aren't branded the
> same as yours, they do appear to have at the very least similar
> hardware.
>
> Justin
>
> On 2/2/07, Dave Sisley <dsisley at sonic.net> wrote:
> > Lincoln Peters wrote:
> >
> > >On Thursday 01 February 2007 21:03, Dave Sisley wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>Trouble is it has a SATA Hard drive, and when I tried to install FC5
> on
> > >>it, I get a message to the effect that there's no hard drive.  Knoppix
> > >>4.0.2 is similar - it boots fine, but there's no drives to mount.  I
> > >>know I should have more contemporary versions of Linux for this box,
> but
> > >>I have no CD burner right now, so I was going to install FC5, then
> > >>download FC6 (or something new?) and then install that...
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >Boot into Knoppix.  Open a Konsole window and run the "lspci"
> command.  It
> > >should list pretty much everything that's attached to the motherboard,
> > >including the make and model of your troublesome SATA controller.
> > >
> > >Once you know what kind of SATA controller you're dealing with, things
> might
> > >get easier.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > Thanks Lincoln, but I get this - a lot of Unknowns:
> >
> > 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 5a33 (rev
> 01)
> >
> > 0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 5a3f
> >
> > 0000:00:12.0 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4380
> >
> > 0000:00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4387
> >
> > 0000:00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4388
> >
> > 0000:00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4389
> >
> > 0000:00:13.3 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 438a
> >
> > 0000:00:13.4 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 438b
> >
> > 0000:00:13.5 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4386
> >
> > 0000:00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4385 (rev 13)
> >
> > 0000:00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 438c
> >
> > 0000:00:14.2 0403: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4383
> >
> > 0000:00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 438d
> >
> > 0000:00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4384
> >
> > 0000:01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown
> device 5a61
> >
> > 0000:02:02.0 Communication controller: Conexant: Unknown device 2f20
> >
> > 0000:02:05.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
> RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
> >
> >
> > Is there any reason to think a fresher Knoppix would have better luck?
> > I'm downloading Knoppix 5.1.1 to a work machine and will burn it later
> > today.
> >
> > FWIW, there isn't much to google about this model from Compaq.  My guess
> > is that it's a brand new one that has just come out in time for the
> > Vista roll out.  There's a FedEx sticker on the box, so I'm guessing
> > that this model wasn't available before Tuesday (V-day).
> >
> > Still googlin'.
> >
> > -dave.
> >
> > --
> > Dave Sisley
> > dsisley at sonic.net
> > roth-sisley.net
> >
> >
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