I'm posting this so that Google will index it and maybe some folks will find the answer herein useful:
I was trying to install Fedora 9 on a brand new machine (ASUS M3N78-VM motherboard, 1TB seagate sata drive) using an IDE DVD rom for the install media. The BIOS detects the hard drive, and the drive works fine in another machine, but the Fedora installation won't detect the hard drive. In other words, /dev/sda is missing.
Searching for help, it mentioned that it might be due to the single channel IDE motherboard, and the only suggestions I found were:
- try a different SATA port
- try and use a SATA DVD-ROM instead of an IDE
Since I didn't have a SATA DVD-ROM, this didn't work for me. However, I did have a hot-swapping SATA pci card (Rosewill RC-210) handy. By booting the installation DVD to the "check media" screen, then hot-plugging the drive into the card, the drive was detected and installation proceeded.
I assume that Fedora / Kernel / Anaconda is somehow to blame for not detecting the drive on power-up. It may also affect FC8 or earlier versions. Using esata might also alleviate the problem.
I hope this helps some poor soul searching for answers.
Cheers,
-Jeff
Message edited by author 2008-09-20 00:14:05. |
