Dimension 4600i Slackware 9.1

rezurrectme · 06-11-2004, 05:58 PM

I have been facing a strange problem while installing Slackware 9.1 on a Dell dimension 4600i desktop. A few seconds after launch, the installation gets halted; the last message I get is:

hda: ide device driver attached.

Some people suggested that bare.i kernel does not support SATA architecture present in my desktop system and that I should compile 2.6.6 kernel for this system elsewhere and then try installing from it. As much as I have tried to do that, my machine does not have a floppy drive and therefore I am not able to boot from the 2.6.6 kernel that I custom compiled.

I am hoping to get some feedback in here.

Thanks for looking guys!!

06-11-2004, 05:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
rezurrectme Junior Techie Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 58	Dimension 4600i Slackware 9.1 I have been facing a strange problem while installing Slackware 9.1 on a Dell dimension 4600i desktop. A few seconds after launch, the installation gets halted; the last message I get is: hda: ide device driver attached. Some people suggested that bare.i kernel does not support SATA architecture present in my desktop system and that I should compile 2.6.6 kernel for this system elsewhere and then try installing from it. As much as I have tried to do that, my machine does not have a floppy drive and therefore I am not able to boot from the 2.6.6 kernel that I custom compiled. I am hoping to get some feedback in here. Thanks for looking guys!!

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