On Sun, 2004-10-17 at 18:03, Jacob S wrote: > On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 17:33:05 -0700 > Justin Speers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I'm attempting to install debian for the first time using > > debian-installer, and I've run into some problems with my serial ata > > drive setup. > > > > I have an abit motherboard with the intel i865pe chipset, onboard > > serial ata chip. My cd drive is a Lite-on 52x burner. My only hard > > drive is a 80GB maxtor serial ata drive. I'm trying to install the > > 2.6 kernel, other than that I just choose default options. > > > > During installation, the installer fails when trying to mount the > > cdrom drive. Neither the cdrom drive nor the hard drive show up > > underneath/dev. If I disable the serial ata in the bios, the cd drive > > is then detected just fine, but of course the hard drive is no longer > > found since it is disabled. > > > > It looks like Ubuntu does the same thing for me, it appears they use > > the same installer. Right now I'm running fedora core 2, and that > > installation didn't have any problems. > > > > I've looked around google and browsed the recent archives for the > > mailing list, but haven't come up with anything helpful thus far. Any > > tips / suggestions for me? > > Which version of the installer are you using?
I'm using pre-rc2, right from the top of http://www.debian.org/debian-installer/ > I successfully installed > to a 160GB SATA using the Debian-Installer about a month ago. I used one > of the daily builds, instead of RC1. Sorry, I don't remember exactly > which build that was. My motherboard is a DFI, and the SATA controller > is a Silicon Image SiI3114, but I would think an Intel chipset would be > supported even better. Maybe I'll have better luck with one of the daily builds... I'll have to try that out as well. In case I didn't provide enough information on my motherboard, it's an Abit with the I865PE + ICH5 chipset... > > Also, not sure if it makes a difference, but my cdrom is hooked up to > the secondary IDE controller; the primary IDE controller is empty and my > hard drive is hooked up to the first SATA port. > > HTH, > Jacob That's exactly identical to my setup... I have found a lot of other comments online regarding serial ata issues across several different distros, but most of them end up recommending upgrading your kernel. Since I'm going for 2.6, I don't really think there's any room for me to move in that direction... Thanks, ~ Justin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]