On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 06:45:41AM -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Peter Robinson wrote: > >Hi all! > > > >I bought a new computer with the following components: > >Intel Desktop Board DG965WH > >Intel Core 2 Duo 2.40 GHz (6600) > >ASUS DVD Recorder/DVD optical drive > >etc > > > >I am trying to install Debian Etch but the installer does not recognize > >the DVD ROM drive and offers the opportunity to add a driver from floppy. > >I have not been able to find the right thing. From a search in Google, I > >would imagine that the problem is the SATA controller controller of the > >Intel board, which has three modes of operation: > > > > * IDE mode - no AHCI, no RAID > > * SATA mode (sometimes called AHCI mode) - AHCI enabled, no RAID > > * RAID mode - AHCI enabled, RAID enabled > > > >I have tried all three modes with no success. I am a bit surprise because > >I bought this particular combination because, among other things, of > >reports in the internet that the board worked more or less out of the box > >with linux... > > > >I would appreciate any ideas on where to look for solutions. > >
Hi Peter, Does your DVD drive is connected as IDE or SATA? You may have it under /dev/scd0 with that kind of hardware. -- work hard, die young IT Stuff on http://blog.mc-thias.org Thias -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]