> Bug #275006 is still alive, it seems. No errors on loading the aic79xx > module, but no disks get detected, and nothing shows up in the dmesg > output relating to finding a new scsi bus, new disks, etc. I may be
This is the 2.6 install, right ? Can you confirm that 2.4 installs are OK with that machine and D-I build ? If so, the problem can easily be circumvented by making a default install, then upgrade to a 2.6 kernel later (in case the HD detection works with 2.6 kernels on installed systems).