On 09/09/2007, Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sat, Sep 08, 2007 at 08:21:49PM +0200, Richard Riley wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > > > I have a request for some urgent help. > > > > I took delivery of a new machine today and have lost my old one. I have > my > > debian data backed up. > > > > The problem is that new machine uses the P5K SE Mobo. I have seen a few > > abandoned threads but don't know if a solution was found. Both the lenny > and > > the etch installers run but fail at the point they are trying to detect > the > > CDRom. > > Which Linux version (check uname -r) did the lenny installer you tried > use? > Did you try the daily builds?
I downloaded the one from 10th of September (today) and the same thing. > > The controller is a SATA (I think) Marvell 88SE6111. > > > > The DVD itself is an OPTIAC DVD RW AD-5170A > > > > It all runs fine under basic XP so I would tend to doubt a HW issue. > > > > The only BIOS settings which seem relevant is the SATA mode which can be > set > > to Enhanced or Compatible. The install fails with both options. > > > > Can anyone please help me get Debian installed here, it is really urgent > and > > I am kicking myself for not having first checked compatibility. > > If you need a quick solution, you can use the netboot images (either > through > mini.iso or http://goodbye-microsoft.com/ from your running XP). I will try that. Thanks.
