f7 dead and recovery disk hangs.

[John Bowden]

On Thursday 28 June 2007 04:02:38 Robert Cahn wrote:
> I have a F7 system.  It uses the x86_64 distribution.  We had a lightning
> storm and I was away.  When I got back the system had hung and wouldn't
> reboot.  When I tried to put in the recovery CD and restore the system it
> loads in a number of SCSI drivers.  When it gets to, "Loading sata_sis
> driver" progress halts.  After a while garbage fills the middle third of
> the screen and the disk spins on and on.  I've tried to reinstall F7 but
> the same thing happens.  It appears the sata_sis driver is corrupted and
> the system cannot update without it.  Does anyone know a word around?
>
> /Bob Cahn
> Gipsy Trail Club
> Carmel, NY 10512

Try booting with a live distro and see if it sees your sata drive, it seems 
that either the drive or the controller chip may have bit the dust

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