Loading ata piix driver....

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#1 bigdoggy   User is offline

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Loading ata piix driver....

Post icon  Posted 12 February 2008 - 10:11 AM

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I have a vista desktop and have the fedora cd, when I insert the cd and boot from it the screen freezes at the message 'Loading ata piix driver....' and eventually asks me to locate the driver..so it looks like it cannot find the driver to install linux? Please has anyone any help to give on sorting this out as I relly want to learn linux...!

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Re: Loading ata piix driver....

Posted 12 February 2008 - 10:13 AM

I had the same problem - my pata hard disk's boot sectors were screwed. Try running a live CD - it may not work either.
Here's the thread with the same problem:
http://www.dreaminco...wtopic40931.htm
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Re: Loading ata piix driver....

Posted 12 February 2008 - 10:21 AM

View PostLouisda16th, on 12 Feb, 2008 - 10:13 AM, said:

I had the same problem - my pata hard disk's boot sectors were screwed. Try running a live CD - it may not work either.
Here's the thread with the same problem:
http://www.dreaminco...wtopic40931.htm

Hi
Thanks, why cant it locate the drivers needed to install linux? So could it be a fault with my hd? it is a new hd though, would installing a second hard drive and using one for linux and one for windows help?
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Re: Loading ata piix driver....

Posted 12 February 2008 - 10:51 AM

1. How many hard disks are you using?
2. What type is it ( are they)? Serial ATA or Parallel ATA?
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Re: Loading ata piix driver....

Posted 12 February 2008 - 11:10 AM

View PostLouisda16th, on 12 Feb, 2008 - 10:51 AM, said:

1. How many hard disks are you using?
2. What type is it ( are they)? Serial ATA or Parallel ATA?

I have an internal hd and an external via usb. I think it is serial ata.....
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Re: Loading ata piix driver....

Posted 12 February 2008 - 01:08 PM

More importantly, what PATA/SATA controller does your motherboard have?
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