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sids · 01-24-2005, 05:18 AM

So here we are exactly at my little problem.
For some days I'm trying to set up a
- Linux Server with MandrakeLinux 10.1.
an old
-P1 200Mhz Box, with a "Giga-Byte" GA- 586tx Mainboard.
I've bougt a new Samsung 80 GB HD, but had to jumper it to 32 GB, otherwise the BIOS won't recognize it. I've already flashed the BIOS, but without success in the 32GB issue.
I tried an old Altec MUX-MuFu IDE-Controller I found, but it blocks the system from booting ( Same IRQ 14 than the onboard IDE-Controller). It has a dozent jumper and no setupguide.

when I changed BIOS Setting that the HD wasn't detected by the bios, i was able to format the HD with 74 GB, but system doesn't boot from HD anymore.

Next Idea was an old 2GB Disk as BootHD and 80GB as "DATA- Drive". is that possible? How?

Is it possible to freeup the "missing" 42 GB? Partitioning of the HD is as follows:
/ (root / Boot) 5GB
Swap 0,5GB
/home 27 GB

Any hints, Ideas and discussion is welcome. (Well, this realy a no budget project!)
thanks,
sids

01-24-2005, 05:18 AM	#9
sids Member (3 bit) Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4	So here we are exactly at my little problem. For some days I'm trying to set up a - Linux Server with MandrakeLinux 10.1. an old -P1 200Mhz Box, with a "Giga-Byte" GA- 586tx Mainboard. I've bougt a new Samsung 80 GB HD, but had to jumper it to 32 GB, otherwise the BIOS won't recognize it. I've already flashed the BIOS, but without success in the 32GB issue. I tried an old Altec MUX-MuFu IDE-Controller I found, but it blocks the system from booting ( Same IRQ 14 than the onboard IDE-Controller). It has a dozent jumper and no setupguide. when I changed BIOS Setting that the HD wasn't detected by the bios, i was able to format the HD with 74 GB, but system doesn't boot from HD anymore. Next Idea was an old 2GB Disk as BootHD and 80GB as "DATA- Drive". is that possible? How? Is it possible to freeup the "missing" 42 GB? Partitioning of the HD is as follows: / (root / Boot) 5GB Swap 0,5GB /home 27 GB Any hints, Ideas and discussion is welcome. (Well, this realy a no budget project!) thanks, sids Last edited by sids; 01-24-2005 at 05:21 AM.