Title: GRUB not installable on SATA drive

Package: GRUB

Debian-installer-version: <http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ 23. Mär 2005
network-CD-Image, i386>
uname -a: <>
Date: <28.04.2005>
Method: <booting with network CD>

Machine: <AMD64 Machine with ASUS A8V deluxe)>
Processor: Athlon 64 3500+
Memory: 1 GB
Root Device: <SATA connected to onboard promise chipset hda>
Root Size/partition table: <Fügen Sie einfach die komplette Partitions-
      Tabelle ein, mit Notizen, welche Partition wo eingebunden wurde.>
Output of lspci and lspci -n:

Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot worked:    [O, except USB (I had to switch off USB in the BIOS ]
Configure network HW:   [O ]
Config network:         [O ]
Detect CD:              [O ]
Load installer modules: [O ]
Detect hard drives:     [O ]
Partition hard drives:  [O ]
Create file systems:    [O ]
Mount partitions:       [O ]
Install base system:    [O ]
Install boot loader:    [E ]
Reboot:                 [ ]

Comments/Problems:

<booth GRUB and LILO could not be installed. I tried with with a standard ATA harddisk. This works very good. Something with Serial ATA must be the reason, that GRUB and LILO are not installable.>


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