• Lubuntu installation on old laptop (Compaq Presario V2000) fails

    From kumar.priya@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Wed May 24 17:00:12 2017
    I am trying to install Lubuntu Version 16.10 (32 bit) on an ancient laptop Compaq Presario V2000 but not being successful. The laptop specs are:

    **************************************************************************** Compaq Presario V2000
    Processor: AMD Turion 64 ML-34 (Lancaster, AMD Turion 64 Mobile Technology ML-34)
    Socket: 754
    Speed: 1.8 GHz

    Mainboard Manufacturer: Quanta
    Model: 3093 (47.10)
    Chipset: ATI XPress 200 (RS480) Rev 01
    Southbridge: ATI SB400
    LPCIO: NS PC87591
    Memory: 2 chips of 1GB each of DDR 300 (PC2700) SODIMM, Single Channel

    Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon XPress 200 by HP, 128 MB
    Driver Version: 8.561.0.0 (12/1/2008)

    Hard Drive: PATA (115GB SSD) ****************************************************************************

    The laptop originally had a PATA hard drive which was replaced with the following PATA/SSD to increase speed.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-5-PATA-IDE-SSD-128GB-for-DELL-D610-9300-D810-HP-V2000-IBM-T43-Alesis-Fusion-/171237136970?hash=item27de875a4a:g:JFAAAOSwu4BVmP~y

    The laptop has Windows 7 (32bit) installed and it runs fine. I want to make it dual boot and install Lubnutu. The BIOS sees the hard drive, but when I put Lubuntu install disk it gives error.

    The error I am getting is:

    ata1: SRST failed (errno=-16)

    This probably points to the fact that Lubuntu can't see my hard drive. I tried all combinations of the 4-pin jumper settings of SSD but it didn't help. I tried running the following command from live Lubuntu DVD:

    dmesg | grep sd

    The command doesn't show sda or sdb either. FYI, this laptop has only one hard drive.

    Please post if you know the answer.

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  • From David W. Hodgins@21:1/5 to The Natural Philosopher on Thu May 25 01:00:29 2017
    On Thu, 25 May 2017 00:20:06 -0400, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

    On 25/05/17 01:00, kumar.priya@gmail.com wrote:
    The error I am getting is:
    ata1: SRST failed (errno=-16)

    Likely the op is using googlegroups, which I filter out. For the above
    error, try changing the jumper on the drive to cable select, as per https://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php/454214-SOLVED-ata1-SRST-failed-(errno-16)-boot-extremely-slow-BIOS-disappears

    Regards, Dave Hodgins

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  • From The Natural Philosopher@21:1/5 to kumar.priya@gmail.com on Thu May 25 05:20:06 2017
    On 25/05/17 01:00, kumar.priya@gmail.com wrote:
    I am trying to install Lubuntu Version 16.10 (32 bit) on an ancient laptop Compaq Presario V2000 but not being successful. The laptop specs are:

    **************************************************************************** Compaq Presario V2000
    Processor: AMD Turion 64 ML-34 (Lancaster, AMD Turion 64 Mobile Technology ML-34)
    Socket: 754
    Speed: 1.8 GHz

    Mainboard Manufacturer: Quanta
    Model: 3093 (47.10)
    Chipset: ATI XPress 200 (RS480) Rev 01
    Southbridge: ATI SB400
    LPCIO: NS PC87591
    Memory: 2 chips of 1GB each of DDR 300 (PC2700) SODIMM, Single Channel

    Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon XPress 200 by HP, 128 MB
    Driver Version: 8.561.0.0 (12/1/2008)

    Hard Drive: PATA (115GB SSD) ****************************************************************************

    The laptop originally had a PATA hard drive which was replaced with the following PATA/SSD to increase speed.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-5-PATA-IDE-SSD-128GB-for-DELL-D610-9300-D810-HP-V2000-IBM-T43-Alesis-Fusion-/171237136970?hash=item27de875a4a:g:JFAAAOSwu4BVmP~y

    The laptop has Windows 7 (32bit) installed and it runs fine. I want to make it dual boot and install Lubnutu. The BIOS sees the hard drive, but when I put Lubuntu install disk it gives error.

    The error I am getting is:

    ata1: SRST failed (errno=-16)

    This probably points to the fact that Lubuntu can't see my hard drive. I tried all combinations of the 4-pin jumper settings of SSD but it didn't help. I tried running the following command from live Lubuntu DVD:

    dmesg | grep sd

    The command doesn't show sda or sdb either. FYI, this laptop has only one hard drive.

    Please post if you know the answer.

    does /dev/sd* exist at all under live linux?
    what happens if you run the partition editor?


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  • From kumar.priya@gmail.com@21:1/5 to kumar...@gmail.com on Fri May 26 15:12:02 2017
    On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 8:00:15 PM UTC-4, kumar...@gmail.com wrote:
    I am trying to install Lubuntu Version 16.10 (32 bit) on an ancient laptop Compaq Presario V2000 but not being successful. The laptop specs are:

    **************************************************************************** Compaq Presario V2000
    Processor: AMD Turion 64 ML-34 (Lancaster, AMD Turion 64 Mobile Technology ML-34)
    Socket: 754
    Speed: 1.8 GHz

    Mainboard Manufacturer: Quanta
    Model: 3093 (47.10)
    Chipset: ATI XPress 200 (RS480) Rev 01
    Southbridge: ATI SB400
    LPCIO: NS PC87591
    Memory: 2 chips of 1GB each of DDR 300 (PC2700) SODIMM, Single Channel

    Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon XPress 200 by HP, 128 MB
    Driver Version: 8.561.0.0 (12/1/2008)

    Hard Drive: PATA (115GB SSD) ****************************************************************************

    The laptop originally had a PATA hard drive which was replaced with the following PATA/SSD to increase speed.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-5-PATA-IDE-SSD-128GB-for-DELL-D610-9300-D810-HP-V2000-IBM-T43-Alesis-Fusion-/171237136970?hash=item27de875a4a:g:JFAAAOSwu4BVmP~y

    The laptop has Windows 7 (32bit) installed and it runs fine. I want to make it dual boot and install Lubnutu. The BIOS sees the hard drive, but when I put Lubuntu install disk it gives error.

    The error I am getting is:

    ata1: SRST failed (errno=-16)

    This probably points to the fact that Lubuntu can't see my hard drive. I tried all combinations of the 4-pin jumper settings of SSD but it didn't help. I tried running the following command from live Lubuntu DVD:

    dmesg | grep sd

    The command doesn't show sda or sdb either. FYI, this laptop has only one hard drive.

    Please post if you know the answer.



    Thanks for your post. Please note that /dev/sd* doesnt' show up under live Linux. I also tried running Arch Linux from install CD. This distribution gives an option to see installed hardware when the system boots up. It shows the hard disk correctly.
    However, when booting it still gives the error mentioned previously. After live CD is loaded, I tried running command /dev but it doesn't show sd*.

    As for David's post, I tried all combinations of jumper settings but it didn't work. The jumper has only two pairs of pins as it is 2.5 inch hard drive.

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  • From The Natural Philosopher@21:1/5 to kumar.priya@gmail.com on Sat May 27 05:49:37 2017
    On 26/05/17 23:12, kumar.priya@gmail.com wrote:
    Thanks for your post. Please note that /dev/sd* doesnt' show up under
    live Linux. I also tried running Arch Linux from install CD. This distribution gives an option to see installed hardware when the
    system boots up. It shows the hard disk correctly.

    Ok...so its has recognised there is a disk..


    However, when
    booting it still gives the error mentioned previously. After live CD
    is loaded, I tried running command /dev but it doesn't show sd*.

    It might be hd* in fact for PATA.

    Look for that.


    Will the partitioning application recognise the disk?




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  • From kumar.priya@gmail.com@21:1/5 to kumar...@gmail.com on Sat May 27 16:35:59 2017
    On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 8:00:15 PM UTC-4, kumar...@gmail.com wrote:
    I am trying to install Lubuntu Version 16.10 (32 bit) on an ancient laptop Compaq Presario V2000 but not being successful. The laptop specs are:

    **************************************************************************** Compaq Presario V2000
    Processor: AMD Turion 64 ML-34 (Lancaster, AMD Turion 64 Mobile Technology ML-34)
    Socket: 754
    Speed: 1.8 GHz

    Mainboard Manufacturer: Quanta
    Model: 3093 (47.10)
    Chipset: ATI XPress 200 (RS480) Rev 01
    Southbridge: ATI SB400
    LPCIO: NS PC87591
    Memory: 2 chips of 1GB each of DDR 300 (PC2700) SODIMM, Single Channel

    Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon XPress 200 by HP, 128 MB
    Driver Version: 8.561.0.0 (12/1/2008)

    Hard Drive: PATA (115GB SSD) ****************************************************************************

    The laptop originally had a PATA hard drive which was replaced with the following PATA/SSD to increase speed.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-5-PATA-IDE-SSD-128GB-for-DELL-D610-9300-D810-HP-V2000-IBM-T43-Alesis-Fusion-/171237136970?hash=item27de875a4a:g:JFAAAOSwu4BVmP~y

    The laptop has Windows 7 (32bit) installed and it runs fine. I want to make it dual boot and install Lubnutu. The BIOS sees the hard drive, but when I put Lubuntu install disk it gives error.

    The error I am getting is:

    ata1: SRST failed (errno=-16)

    This probably points to the fact that Lubuntu can't see my hard drive. I tried all combinations of the 4-pin jumper settings of SSD but it didn't help. I tried running the following command from live Lubuntu DVD:

    dmesg | grep sd

    The command doesn't show sda or sdb either. FYI, this laptop has only one hard drive.

    Please post if you know the answer.



    Popping in Arch Linux live DVD and booting the laptop gives options:

    1. Run Live DVD
    2. Run Memory Test
    3. Boot to Hard Drive OS
    4. Hardware Detected
    5. Reboot

    When I check hardware detected, it clearly shows the drive. But when I run the Arch Linux Live, the Linux OS finally loads up but still gives the errors mentioned. I am now guessing that the PATA/SSD which I got from China probably doesn't have Cable
    Select Option which probably Arch Linux expects. I have set the jumper correctly for Cable Select option but it doesn't work. In all likelihood, the SSD firmware or electronics inside has some drawback.

    Any ideas?

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  • From Pascal Hambourg@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jun 3 15:32:36 2017
    Le 27/05/2017 à 06:49, The Natural Philosopher a écrit :

    It might be hd* in fact for PATA.

    /dev/hd* are long gone along with old IDE kernel drivers. Even current
    PATA kernel drivers are based on libata just like SATA drivers and
    export IDE drives as SCSI drives, i.e. /dev/sd*.

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  • From Pascal Hambourg@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jun 3 15:34:36 2017
    Le 25/05/2017 à 02:00, kumar.priya@gmail.com a écrit :

    The laptop originally had a PATA hard drive which was replaced with the following PATA/SSD to increase speed.
    The error I am getting is:

    ata1: SRST failed (errno=-16)

    Did you try with the original hard disk (or any other disk) instead of
    the SSD ?

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  • From Bobbie Sellers@21:1/5 to kumar.priya@gmail.com on Sun Jun 4 08:21:42 2017
    On 06/04/2017 08:09 AM, kumar.priya@gmail.com wrote:
    On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 8:00:15 PM UTC-4, kumar...@gmail.com wrote:
    I am trying to install Lubuntu Version 16.10 (32 bit) on an ancient laptop Compaq Presario V2000 but not being successful. The laptop specs are:

    **************************************************************************** >> Compaq Presario V2000
    Processor: AMD Turion 64 ML-34 (Lancaster, AMD Turion 64 Mobile Technology ML-34)
    Socket: 754
    Speed: 1.8 GHz

    Mainboard Manufacturer: Quanta
    Model: 3093 (47.10)
    Chipset: ATI XPress 200 (RS480) Rev 01
    Southbridge: ATI SB400
    LPCIO: NS PC87591
    Memory: 2 chips of 1GB each of DDR 300 (PC2700) SODIMM, Single Channel

    Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon XPress 200 by HP, 128 MB
    Driver Version: 8.561.0.0 (12/1/2008)

    Hard Drive: PATA (115GB SSD)
    **************************************************************************** >>
    The laptop originally had a PATA hard drive which was replaced with the following PATA/SSD to increase speed.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-5-PATA-IDE-SSD-128GB-for-DELL-D610-9300-D810-HP-V2000-IBM-T43-Alesis-Fusion-/171237136970?hash=item27de875a4a:g:JFAAAOSwu4BVmP~y

    The laptop has Windows 7 (32bit) installed and it runs fine. I want to make it dual boot and install Lubnutu. The BIOS sees the hard drive, but when I put Lubuntu install disk it gives error.

    The error I am getting is:

    ata1: SRST failed (errno=-16)

    This probably points to the fact that Lubuntu can't see my hard drive. I tried all combinations of the 4-pin jumper settings of SSD but it didn't help. I tried running the following command from live Lubuntu DVD:

    dmesg | grep sd

    The command doesn't show sda or sdb either. FYI, this laptop has only one hard drive.

    Please post if you know the answer.


    The partitioning program in Linux doesn't recognize the SSD. I even tried Parted Magic. I am able to install Libuntu on a flash drive though but no luck with the PATA SSD. I can install on my old PATA HDD too. I wish I could install on my SSD as USB 2.
    0 port on the old laptop is super slow and so is the old PATA drive.

    Is it possible that this SSD has no cable select option? I have tried all combinations of putting the jumper on 4 pins.

    The SSD is not listed as hd* or sd*. It is not in /dev folder too.

    I also tried to pass the following to boot parameters without any success:

    insmod=ide-generic
    insmod=pata-legacy
    modprobe ide-generic
    modprobe pata-legacy
    brokenmodules=ata_piix,piix insmod=ide-generic
    brokenmodules=ata_piix, insmod=ide-generic
    brokenmodules=ata_piix,piix insmod=pata-legacy
    brokenmodules=ata_piix, insmod=pata-legacy

    Please suggest next steps.



    Try other distributions. Especially like the Puppy series and maybe Bodhi Legacy, old versions of Knoppix when it still fit on a
    cd, 4MLinux, Dam Small Linux and SliTaz.

    bliss "running fast and light" on PCLinuxOS64-2016.03
    GNU/Linux 4.11.3-pclos1 #1 SMP Thu May 25

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  • From The Natural Philosopher@21:1/5 to kumar.priya@gmail.com on Sun Jun 4 16:24:13 2017
    On 04/06/17 16:09, kumar.priya@gmail.com wrote:
    On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 8:00:15 PM UTC-4, kumar...@gmail.com wrote:
    I am trying to install Lubuntu Version 16.10 (32 bit) on an ancient laptop Compaq Presario V2000 but not being successful. The laptop specs are:

    **************************************************************************** >> Compaq Presario V2000
    Processor: AMD Turion 64 ML-34 (Lancaster, AMD Turion 64 Mobile Technology ML-34)
    Socket: 754
    Speed: 1.8 GHz

    Mainboard Manufacturer: Quanta
    Model: 3093 (47.10)
    Chipset: ATI XPress 200 (RS480) Rev 01
    Southbridge: ATI SB400
    LPCIO: NS PC87591
    Memory: 2 chips of 1GB each of DDR 300 (PC2700) SODIMM, Single Channel

    Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon XPress 200 by HP, 128 MB
    Driver Version: 8.561.0.0 (12/1/2008)

    Hard Drive: PATA (115GB SSD)
    **************************************************************************** >>
    The laptop originally had a PATA hard drive which was replaced with the following PATA/SSD to increase speed.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-5-PATA-IDE-SSD-128GB-for-DELL-D610-9300-D810-HP-V2000-IBM-T43-Alesis-Fusion-/171237136970?hash=item27de875a4a:g:JFAAAOSwu4BVmP~y

    The laptop has Windows 7 (32bit) installed and it runs fine. I want to make it dual boot and install Lubnutu. The BIOS sees the hard drive, but when I put Lubuntu install disk it gives error.

    The error I am getting is:

    ata1: SRST failed (errno=-16)

    This probably points to the fact that Lubuntu can't see my hard drive. I tried all combinations of the 4-pin jumper settings of SSD but it didn't help. I tried running the following command from live Lubuntu DVD:

    dmesg | grep sd

    The command doesn't show sda or sdb either. FYI, this laptop has only one hard drive.

    Please post if you know the answer.


    The partitioning program in Linux doesn't recognize the SSD. I even tried Parted Magic. I am able to install Libuntu on a flash drive though but no luck with the PATA SSD. I can install on my old PATA HDD too. I wish I could install on my SSD as USB 2.
    0 port on the old laptop is super slow and so is the old PATA drive.

    Is it possible that this SSD has no cable select option? I have tried all combinations of putting the jumper on 4 pins.

    The SSD is not listed as hd* or sd*. It is not in /dev folder too.

    I also tried to pass the following to boot parameters without any success:

    insmod=ide-generic
    insmod=pata-legacy
    modprobe ide-generic
    modprobe pata-legacy
    brokenmodules=ata_piix,piix insmod=ide-generic
    brokenmodules=ata_piix, insmod=ide-generic
    brokenmodules=ata_piix,piix insmod=pata-legacy
    brokenmodules=ata_piix, insmod=pata-legacy

    Please suggest next steps.



    What does the BIOS say is ATA mode? Does the BIOS see the disk?

    Long shot, but may be worth trying various BIOS disk settings





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  • From kumar.priya@gmail.com@21:1/5 to kumar...@gmail.com on Sun Jun 4 08:09:37 2017
    On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 8:00:15 PM UTC-4, kumar...@gmail.com wrote:
    I am trying to install Lubuntu Version 16.10 (32 bit) on an ancient laptop Compaq Presario V2000 but not being successful. The laptop specs are:

    **************************************************************************** Compaq Presario V2000
    Processor: AMD Turion 64 ML-34 (Lancaster, AMD Turion 64 Mobile Technology ML-34)
    Socket: 754
    Speed: 1.8 GHz

    Mainboard Manufacturer: Quanta
    Model: 3093 (47.10)
    Chipset: ATI XPress 200 (RS480) Rev 01
    Southbridge: ATI SB400
    LPCIO: NS PC87591
    Memory: 2 chips of 1GB each of DDR 300 (PC2700) SODIMM, Single Channel

    Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon XPress 200 by HP, 128 MB
    Driver Version: 8.561.0.0 (12/1/2008)

    Hard Drive: PATA (115GB SSD) ****************************************************************************

    The laptop originally had a PATA hard drive which was replaced with the following PATA/SSD to increase speed.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-5-PATA-IDE-SSD-128GB-for-DELL-D610-9300-D810-HP-V2000-IBM-T43-Alesis-Fusion-/171237136970?hash=item27de875a4a:g:JFAAAOSwu4BVmP~y

    The laptop has Windows 7 (32bit) installed and it runs fine. I want to make it dual boot and install Lubnutu. The BIOS sees the hard drive, but when I put Lubuntu install disk it gives error.

    The error I am getting is:

    ata1: SRST failed (errno=-16)

    This probably points to the fact that Lubuntu can't see my hard drive. I tried all combinations of the 4-pin jumper settings of SSD but it didn't help. I tried running the following command from live Lubuntu DVD:

    dmesg | grep sd

    The command doesn't show sda or sdb either. FYI, this laptop has only one hard drive.

    Please post if you know the answer.


    The partitioning program in Linux doesn't recognize the SSD. I even tried Parted Magic. I am able to install Libuntu on a flash drive though but no luck with the PATA SSD. I can install on my old PATA HDD too. I wish I could install on my SSD as USB 2.0
    port on the old laptop is super slow and so is the old PATA drive.

    Is it possible that this SSD has no cable select option? I have tried all combinations of putting the jumper on 4 pins.

    The SSD is not listed as hd* or sd*. It is not in /dev folder too.

    I also tried to pass the following to boot parameters without any success:

    insmod=ide-generic
    insmod=pata-legacy
    modprobe ide-generic
    modprobe pata-legacy
    brokenmodules=ata_piix,piix insmod=ide-generic
    brokenmodules=ata_piix, insmod=ide-generic
    brokenmodules=ata_piix,piix insmod=pata-legacy
    brokenmodules=ata_piix, insmod=pata-legacy

    Please suggest next steps.

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  • From The Natural Philosopher@21:1/5 to The Natural Philosopher on Sun Jun 4 16:34:34 2017
    On 04/06/17 16:24, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
    On 04/06/17 16:09, kumar.priya@gmail.com wrote:
    On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 8:00:15 PM UTC-4, kumar...@gmail.com wrote: >>> I am trying to install Lubuntu Version 16.10 (32 bit) on an ancient
    laptop Compaq Presario V2000 but not being successful. The laptop
    specs are:

    ****************************************************************************

    Compaq Presario V2000
    Processor: AMD Turion 64 ML-34 (Lancaster, AMD Turion 64 Mobile
    Technology ML-34)
    Socket: 754
    Speed: 1.8 GHz

    Mainboard Manufacturer: Quanta
    Model: 3093 (47.10)
    Chipset: ATI XPress 200 (RS480) Rev 01
    Southbridge: ATI SB400
    LPCIO: NS PC87591
    Memory: 2 chips of 1GB each of DDR 300 (PC2700) SODIMM, Single Channel

    Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon XPress 200 by HP, 128 MB
    Driver Version: 8.561.0.0 (12/1/2008)

    Hard Drive: PATA (115GB SSD)
    ****************************************************************************


    The laptop originally had a PATA hard drive which was replaced with
    the following PATA/SSD to increase speed.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-5-PATA-IDE-SSD-128GB-for-DELL-D610-9300-D810-HP-V2000-IBM-T43-Alesis-Fusion-/171237136970?hash=item27de875a4a:g:JFAAAOSwu4BVmP~y


    The laptop has Windows 7 (32bit) installed and it runs fine. I want
    to make it dual boot and install Lubnutu. The BIOS sees the hard
    drive, but when I put Lubuntu install disk it gives error.

    The error I am getting is:

    ata1: SRST failed (errno=-16)

    This probably points to the fact that Lubuntu can't see my hard
    drive. I tried all combinations of the 4-pin jumper settings of SSD
    but it didn't help. I tried running the following command from live
    Lubuntu DVD:

    dmesg | grep sd

    The command doesn't show sda or sdb either. FYI, this laptop has only
    one hard drive.

    Please post if you know the answer.


    The partitioning program in Linux doesn't recognize the SSD. I even
    tried Parted Magic. I am able to install Libuntu on a flash drive
    though but no luck with the PATA SSD. I can install on my old PATA HDD
    too. I wish I could install on my SSD as USB 2.0 port on the old
    laptop is super slow and so is the old PATA drive.

    Is it possible that this SSD has no cable select option? I have tried
    all combinations of putting the jumper on 4 pins.

    The SSD is not listed as hd* or sd*. It is not in /dev folder too.

    I also tried to pass the following to boot parameters without any
    success:

    insmod=ide-generic
    insmod=pata-legacy
    modprobe ide-generic
    modprobe pata-legacy
    brokenmodules=ata_piix,piix insmod=ide-generic
    brokenmodules=ata_piix, insmod=ide-generic
    brokenmodules=ata_piix,piix insmod=pata-legacy
    brokenmodules=ata_piix, insmod=pata-legacy

    Please suggest next steps.



    What does the BIOS say is ATA mode? Does the BIOS see the disk?

    Long shot, but may be worth trying various BIOS disk settings





    Also on my machine this is helpful

    # lshw -class disk

    *-disk
    description: ATA Disk
    product: KINGSTON SV300S3
    physical id: 0.0.0
    bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0
    logical name: /dev/sda
    version: BBF0
    serial: 50026B774A09C471
    size: 111GiB (120GB)
    capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
    configuration: ansiversion=5 sectorsize=512 signature=0008587a
    *-cdrom
    description: DVD-RAM writer
    product: CDDVDW SH-224DB
    vendor: TSSTcorp
    physical id: 0.0.0
    bus info: scsi@5:0.0.0
    logical name: /dev/cdrom
    logical name: /dev/sr0
    version: SB01
    capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
    configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
    *-disk
    description: SCSI Disk
    product: Expansion
    vendor: Seagate
    physical id: 0.0.0
    bus info: scsi@6:0.0.0
    logical name: /dev/sdb
    version: 0502
    serial: NA4B7JK8
    size: 931GiB (1TB)
    capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
    configuration: ansiversion=6 sectorsize=4096 signature=000acd75




    --
    “Some people like to travel by train because it combines the slowness of
    a car with the cramped public exposure of 
an airplane.”

    Dennis Miller

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