[Re: fedora install not finding /dev/hda]

[Vikram Goyal]

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From: Rick Stevens <rstevens at vitalstream.com>
Sent: Thu, Nov 20, 2003 at 03:04:44PM -0800
To fedora-list at redhat.com
Subject: Re: [Re: fedora install not finding /dev/hda]


> Elliott Wilcoxon wrote:
> 
> It's called "cable select" and it is one of the most evil things I've
> ever seen.  It works, oh, about 30% of the time and causes nothing but
> grief the other 70% of the time.  I HIGHLY recommend you DON'T use it.
> Jumper to master or slave and if your BIOS doesn't like it, upgrade the
> BIOS.  Jumpering a drive that's the only thing on the bus as master
> absolutely SHOULD work.
> 
Just wanted to know, what is cable select? I have come across it but
couldn't understand it ever. Since you mentioned it, it aroused my long
dead curosity:)
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