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On Mon, Nov 14, 2005 at 04:28:57PM -0500, Chris Bruyere wrote: |
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> My server has a 2.4.28 kernel and I would like to |
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> install a 300GB hard drive. |
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> I can 'see' it in BIOS and can fdisk it, but when I |
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> mount it, I get an error message like: |
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> "can't mount /dev/hdd2 bad superblock ...." (Exact |
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> error message can be posted if req'd). |
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> It is possible to use this HD w/out a Ultra ATA 133 |
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> PCI card? |
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Yes. Make sure your kernel has the LBA48 patch (I can't imagine why it |
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shouldn't... even 2.2.26 has it...) |
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For the record, I have a 160G harddrive which the manufacturer said |
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won't work without a Ultra ATA 133 card--it works just fine without in |
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my box. |
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So your error is most likely something else. Perhaps post exact error |
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message? |
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W |
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"As he came into the light they could see his black and |
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gold uniform on which the buttons were so highly polished |
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that they shone with an intensity that would have made an |
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approaching motorist flash his lights in annoyance. " |
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