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Author Topic: OpenSUSE 10.1 Linux LiveDVD Freeze/Hangs At Startup/Boot Due To SATA  (Read 1189 times)

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Waldo 6000

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I try to run the OpenSUSE 10.1 LiveDVD on my computer (spec. below) and every time, the computer hangs early on with the first blue screen (before it lets me select KDE/Gnome) and the CD drive access lgiht stops flashing. After reading about problems with SATA controllers, I unplugged my SATA drives and tried again but with success (able to load LiveDVD). Since my motherboard is listed as fully compatible with OpenSUSE, why do I have this problem? How might I tackle it? If it involves programming or compiling my own anything, I'm out of luck...
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Win XP Pro / openSUSE 10.2
MSI K8N Neo4 SLI Platinum (model MS-7100) / BIOS - 3.0 - / PCB version - 3.00 -
64-bit Athlon 3200+
2x1024 Mb Corsair Value RAM PC3200
Leadtek 128Mb 6600GT PCIe Graphics Card / Integrated 24-bit SoundBlaster Sound Card
Ultra ATA-133 PCI Host - (gives me extra IDE channels)
2 x Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6B160M0 160GB SATA-150 8MB = RAID 1
1 x Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 10 6B200PO 200GB ATA-133 8MB
1 x WD Caviar WD1600BB 160GB ATA-100 2MB
1 x WD Caviar WD1200AB 120GB ATA-100 2MB
DVD±RW : LG-GSA-4167B / CD-RW : Asus CRW-5224A / 1.44MB 3.5"
Thermaltake Toughpower 700W (w105) / +3.3V 30A = +5V 28A = 4x +12V 18A
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 :think:  :huh:  :undecided: maybe XP
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Waldo 6000

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Are you suggesting that I stick to using Windows XP or that WinXP is the cause of the problem?
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Win XP Pro / openSUSE 10.2
MSI K8N Neo4 SLI Platinum (model MS-7100) / BIOS - 3.0 - / PCB version - 3.00 -
64-bit Athlon 3200+
2x1024 Mb Corsair Value RAM PC3200
Leadtek 128Mb 6600GT PCIe Graphics Card / Integrated 24-bit SoundBlaster Sound Card
Ultra ATA-133 PCI Host - (gives me extra IDE channels)
2 x Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6B160M0 160GB SATA-150 8MB = RAID 1
1 x Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 10 6B200PO 200GB ATA-133 8MB
1 x WD Caviar WD1600BB 160GB ATA-100 2MB
1 x WD Caviar WD1200AB 120GB ATA-100 2MB
DVD±RW : LG-GSA-4167B / CD-RW : Asus CRW-5224A / 1.44MB 3.5"
Thermaltake Toughpower 700W (w105) / +3.3V 30A = +5V 28A = 4x +12V 18A
We don't inherit the earth from our parents; we borrow it from our children

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Not sure of this but here goes http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Hardware/sata.html   Hope this helps DOK
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Suse 10.1 is quite a (relatively) old version now, surprised there hasn't been a recent newer distribution

the big problem with Linux is getting drivers to run stably on newer hardware; you might want to look at an alternative distribution which is more up-to-date for best driver support

Windows XP, as the most popular OS in the world (i would imagine at least ;-))), will always have the best hardware support, especially with newer hardware
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If I find out how to enable legacy PATA mode will this affect the RAID 0 currently set up on these SATA drives and what kind of performance impact might I expect? Is there really a need to transfer more than 133 MB/s?
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Win XP Pro / openSUSE 10.2
MSI K8N Neo4 SLI Platinum (model MS-7100) / BIOS - 3.0 - / PCB version - 3.00 -
64-bit Athlon 3200+
2x1024 Mb Corsair Value RAM PC3200
Leadtek 128Mb 6600GT PCIe Graphics Card / Integrated 24-bit SoundBlaster Sound Card
Ultra ATA-133 PCI Host - (gives me extra IDE channels)
2 x Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6B160M0 160GB SATA-150 8MB = RAID 1
1 x Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 10 6B200PO 200GB ATA-133 8MB
1 x WD Caviar WD1600BB 160GB ATA-100 2MB
1 x WD Caviar WD1200AB 120GB ATA-100 2MB
DVD±RW : LG-GSA-4167B / CD-RW : Asus CRW-5224A / 1.44MB 3.5"
Thermaltake Toughpower 700W (w105) / +3.3V 30A = +5V 28A = 4x +12V 18A
We don't inherit the earth from our parents; we borrow it from our children
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