[Xastir] Serial ata drives

[Dick C. Reichenbach]

On a completly similar note:  I just upgraded my system to a newer 
computer, so I think we are following similar path's.  I just got my new 
'puter  assembled today, in fact.

I noticed my SATA drive didn't come up under an older 2.4.22 kernel I 
had lying around.  Reading some articles on this I downloaded a new 
2.4.27 kernel and it was recognised.  I understand from some of the 
reports that I read, that the drivers aren't running at full speed, yet, 
and some faults are showing up, although at first glance my computer is 
running without any kernel panics, yet.  Supposedly the support in the 
2.6.7 kernels are better, but the tradeoff is that the 2.6.7 kernels 
aren't as stable.  My SATA1 showed up as /dev/sda. 

According to the docs, my Giga-byte board will take both ATA's and 
SATA's at the same time.  I havn't tried it yet.  My friend has an older 
board, his won't take both at once.

As for booting linux.  That shouldn't be a problem.  Assuming that the 
new computer can handle having both in there at the same time, then it's 
just a matter of telling bios which drive has boot priority.


Let me know if you have any more questions.
Dick R.

James Jolin wrote:

> Curt,
> I know the subject line sounds a bit ot , but I thought I pick the 
> brains of the group. I just got a new computer with serial ATA ports.  
> My linux box is on my older computer on a second harddrive  (ata).  I 
> would like to take that drive and install it in the new computer, but 
> I don't know if that will be compatable.  I could just keep the old 
> computer, but I'm starting to run out of space.  I really didn't know 
> where to go with this question, so I thought I start with you all.
> Jim wa9arb
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