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Subject: Re: freebsd problem: Cannot detect Hard Disk (SATA)
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On Wednesday 19 January 2005 14:47, yoke an wrote:
>    > >    Hi ,
>    > >
>    > >    We have recently purchased Tyan Transport GX21 (B2735G21S2)
>
>    with Tiger
>
>    > >    i7501R S2735-8M motherboard. I'm trying to install FreeBSD v4.8
>
>    but it
>
>    > >    cannot detect my hard disk during the installation. I think the
>    > >    problem should be the SATA driver. Coz I'm currently using SATA
>    > >    instead of IDE/ATAPI.
>    > >
>    > >    Is FreeBSD v4.8 support SATA or any available free downld
>
>    driver for
>
>    > >    SATA? Can I use "ICH5-R SATA Chip driver " for supporting
>
>    FreeBSD
>
>    > >    v4.8? If yes, where can i downld it?
>    >
>    >Could you try 5.3? I think 4.8 does not support SATA well, if at all.
>
>    On
>
>    >contrary, I am using SATA on 5.3 without problems, the last time I
>
>    tried 4.10
>
>    >all I got was unknown disk or something like this.
>    >
>    >Milan
>
>    Thanks. I knew 5.3 is work very well. But due to my application that
>    only support 4.8, so I need a way out to install 4.8.
>
>    Ann
>

There is compatibility layer for FreeBSD, so older application should work 
with new OS version. Did you consider this? It is much easier (if it works) 
than porting some support from 5.3...
Milan