virtualbox install

[Ben Duncan]

Whilst this is true, the hardrive is a Hitacha HTS541010G - a SATA 100GB disk.
Although nowhere in the BIOS is the the settings for AHCI / native compatabilty
mode settings.


Lonni J Friedman wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 12:14 PM, Ben Duncan <bend at linux4ms.net> wrote:
>> I have SLACK 12.1 and VMWARE 2.05 on 2 machines, both SATA based machines
>> with
>> no problems on SATA drives on windows VM.
>>
>> Not SURE how VB differs from VMware, but the Drives are reported as standard
>> drives.
>>
>> As we speak, am installing VB on 1 Dual Core Slack 12.2 Laptop and COULD
>> not in hell get Vmware to work (kernel version 2.6.27.7). After install
>> libcap
>> Vbox has install without a hitch and am now installing Windows Xp SP2 on it.
>>
>> As far As I know the laptop has a SATA drive in it.
>>
>> Guess I post further when i get done ...
> 
> While AHCI implies SATA, SATA does *NOT* imply AHCI.  I also wouldn't
> assume that your laptop has a SATA controller.
> 
> 


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