On Wed, 2005-01-26 at 10:05 +0100, Bruno Eteve wrote: > Hello, > I've downloaded Fedora Core 3 ISO images a few weeks ago and want > to install it on a Dell PowerEdge SC420 with SATA hard disks. > > Unfortunately, the SATA driver fails to recognize the controller. > > I installed Fedora Core 3 on a IDE (PATA) drive, upgraded the kernel > via up2date, and could access the SATA drive. > > I understand that the new kernel version supports the SATA controller > (ICH6R) better than the kernel embedded in my ISO images. > > I wonder if : > - the ISO images on the Fedora web site are upgraded with new kernel versions > > or > > - how could I rebuild an Fedora installer with a newer kernel version ? Another alternative might be to build a driver disk for the SATA controller, but there's precious little documentation around on how to do that. Paul. -- Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
