From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LnbjZ-00052n-DM for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:50:13 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id ABC06E011D; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:50:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60E76E011D for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:50:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8ABB648D2 for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:50:10 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at gentoo.org X-Spam-Score: -3.848 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.848 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=-0.249, BAYES_00=-2.599, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-1] Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 8Bk2Zdoudw8M for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:50:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD7BE64721 for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:50:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1LnbjH-00074i-LR for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:49:55 +0000 Received: from c-98-215-178-110.hsd1.in.comcast.net ([98.215.178.110]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:49:55 +0000 Received: from reader by c-98-215-178-110.hsd1.in.comcast.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:49:55 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: Harry Putnam Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Yikes, replacing sata 200gb with Sata 750gb .. no bootsky. Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:49:43 -0500 Organization: Still searching... Message-ID: <87eiwh8ue0.fsf@newsguy.com> References: <878wmr9f3u.fsf@newsguy.com> <49CCEF78.70802@anferny.me.uk> <874oxeakzx.fsf@newsguy.com> <58965d8a0903271226m22f4582dv8de820bc4cf409d6@mail.gmail.com> <87skkxdays.fsf@newsguy.com> <87bprlagaz.fsf@newsguy.com> <58965d8a0903280900s70b77aaeyec33bde51f5efd0f@mail.gmail.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: c-98-215-178-110.hsd1.in.comcast.net User-Agent: Gnus/5.110011 (No Gnus v0.11) Emacs/23.0.90 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:QUeblVRiVRGaPtQap7c6VGVA+QA= Sender: news X-Archives-Salt: e9591d30-4abb-41c9-8a77-47baf4936d02 X-Archives-Hash: c40759d462f39f419bfb05514b33f678 Paul Hartman writes: >> So installed jumper on 5-6 and booted up. I still get the same kind of >> hang at the point where the adaptec PCI card throws up a screen. >> >> Press F3 to enter configuration utility >> Primary channel: WDC WD200-blah 19082 MB <= old 200gb drive >> Secondary channerl: WDC WD750-blah >> >> No size given on the new drive, like it cannot read the drive size. >> And no further progress seems possible. Pressing F3 has no effect. > > I found the following page which would agree with pins 5-6 meaning > what I was suggesting: > http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2534 > > I also found this page which mentions your Adaptec card does not work > with 750GB Seagate drives -- so maybe that card is the source of your > problems. http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/data/components/details/801.html That is kind of a drag because I bought this card due to having found it on that very HCL... It was only 1 user who reported it and on specific hardware... I don't remember what now but do remember that it didn't match mine very well ... but I tried it anyway since its very difficult to find a sata controller for my hardware there. > Are you using the latest BIOS for the Adaptec card? It looks like the > chipset is Silicon Image 3112A and the latest BIOS on SI's website is > 4.2.84. http://www.siliconimage.com/support/ You sure do excellent research! And fast. I don't know about the bios and don't really have a clue how to find out but maybe investigating the support page you cited will get me started down that route. But the Seagate thing sounds pretty bad... and likely to mean its a nogo.