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Hardware Troubleshooting in Linux => Other Devices => Topic started by: wisdom on April 25, 2006, 12:54:51 AM

Title: Help with SUSE Linux Enterprise
Post by: wisdom on April 25, 2006, 12:54:51 AM

I recently built a computer using Intel Penitum D processor.  
512 megs
160 gig harddrive
System hangs when trying to format to ext3

Please help

Title: Help with SUSE Linux Enterprise
Post by: gauravbajaj on April 27, 2006, 03:41:08 PM

Actually it may be possible that you are using SATA drivers..

If this is the situation.., then just try with IDE..then it will not hang..., as SUSE doesn't recognize SATA drives...., for that u must download  SATA drivers .



Gaurav