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Article #99Re: Hard Drive
From: FARFROMN�RMAL
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 11:02
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 11:02
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This drive also has Win98se on it and I've gotten into a lot of trouble with drive settings and Windowz. "Mortimer" <xmort@ananzi.co.za> wrote in message news:98d601$4ip$1@ctb-nnrp2.saix.net... > Forgive me if im wrong, but cant you just change the jumper settings on the > back of the hdd, and/or make shure the ide cable is in the correct cabel 2 > the IDE? > "FARFROMN�RMAL" <fuel@zxmailREMOVETOMAIL.com> wrote in message > news:988oci0se8@enews3.newsguy.com... > > I know it needs to be on hda, and I am trying to change it so it is, > that's > > what I need help with. > > > > Also, I tried taking my hard drive off my controller card and hooking it > > right to the motherboard's IDE and Linux boots fine and the harddrive is > > shows as hda. > > > > But what do I do to fix Linux so I can use the card, its getting to be a > > real pain in the ass switching the cable everytime I want to boot Linux. > > > > > > "Neil Shaw" <N.R.M.Shaw@durham.ac.uk> wrote in message > > news:3AA75F7B.E6B37B0@durham.ac.uk... > > > I may be wrong, but I think that you can only have your root partition > > > on either hda or hdb > > > > > > I seem to remember having a similar problem with RH5.2 some time ago > > > when I tried to install on hdc, but their installer wouldn't let me put > > > the root partition on hdc > > > > > > "FARFROMN�RMAL" wrote: > > > > > > > > I have a Quantium Fireball on an ATA66 controller and Phatlinux 3.3. > > > > > > > > On boot Phatlinux detects my drives in this order: > > > > hdc: CD-ROM > > > > hdd: CD-RW > > > > hde: HDD > > > > Then hangs... > > > > > > > > I have tried changing the boot order in my BIOS, but that changes > > nothing. I > > > > have disconnected my CD drives and it doesn't change where the hard > > drive is > > > > placed. > > > > > > > > But I am new to linux and > > > > don't know anything really. > > > > > > > > HELP! > > > > > >
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