On (22/12/04 17:03), Robert Goley wrote: > Package: installation-reports > > Debian-installer-version: <Sarge installer netinst RC2 ftp.debian.org> > uname -a: <> > Date: <11-30-04> > Method: <Netinstall booted from cdrom. DHCP network http://ftp.debian.org > repository> > > Machine: <DELL PowerEdge SC420> > Processor: Intel P4 > Memory: 512 MB > Root Device: <SATA uses ata_piix from 2.4.28 to work> > Root Size/partition table: <N/A does not recognize disk> > Output of lspci and lspci -n: > > Not Available now. > > Base System Installation Checklist: > [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it > > Initial boot worked: [O] > Configure network HW: [O] > Config network: [O] > Detect CD: [O] > Load installer modules: [O] > Detect hard drives: [E] > Partition hard drives: [E] > Create file systems: [E] > Mount partitions: [E] > Install base system: [E] > Install boot loader: [E] > Reboot: [O] > > Comments/Problems: > > The SATA adapter requires the ata_piix module from the 2.4.28 kernel > to work. It will not find the hard drives without it. > Upgrade to the 2.4.28 kernel is recommended since this is the card all > the new lower end Dell PowerEdge servers will be using. > Failing that, patched support to the existing kernel for this module > and related PCI IDs is recommended. FWIW I used the 2.6.8 kernel which has the ata_piix module
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