Re: Help w/failed Sarge install - Dell 8400+SATA

2007-03-06 Thread Sven Arvidsson
On Sat, 2007-03-03 at 15:21 -0800, Peter Farley wrote: > Trying to install Sarge to Dell 8400 w/internal SATA > from jigdo'd i386 DVD. Kernel 2.4 fails to see SATA > internal HDD entirely (CD access OK). With kernel 2.6 > using expert26 I can wait to load ata_piix driver > until after CD is access

Re: Help w/failed Sarge install - Dell 8400+SATA

2007-03-04 Thread Peter Farley
--- "Roberto C. Sanchez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Mar 04, 2007 at 12:30:23PM -0800, Peter > Farley wrote: > > > > "Bleeding edge technology"?!?! I bought the Dell > > 8400 as-is and used (from the Dell bargain area) > > over two years ago. "Bleeding edge" it ain't. > > > As Andrew

Re: Help w/failed Sarge install - Dell 8400+SATA

2007-03-04 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Sun, Mar 04, 2007 at 12:30:23PM -0800, Peter Farley wrote: > > "Bleeding edge technology"?!?! I bought the Dell 8400 > as-is and used (from the Dell bargain area) over two > years ago. "Bleeding edge" it ain't. > As Andrew pointed out, Etch is going to release anytime now and has been in fre

Re: Help w/failed Sarge install - Dell 8400+SATA

2007-03-04 Thread Peter Farley
--- Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Peter Farley wrote: > > --- "Roberto C. Sanchez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >> You really should be using Etch. > > > Well, some of us prefer not to live at the > > bleeding edge. > > Sometimes when you have bleeding edge technology > you ne

Re: Help w/failed Sarge install - Dell 8400+SATA

2007-03-04 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Sat, Mar 03, 2007 at 04:30:25PM -0800, Peter Farley wrote: > --- "Roberto C. Sanchez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > You really should be using Etch. > > Well, some of us prefer not to live at the bleeding > edge. > with etch due to release any time now, i"d hardly call it bleeding edge.

Re: Help w/failed Sarge install - Dell 8400+SATA

2007-03-03 Thread Steve Lamb
Peter Farley wrote: > --- "Roberto C. Sanchez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> You really should be using Etch. > Well, some of us prefer not to live at the bleeding > edge. Sometimes when you have bleeding edge technology you need bleeding edge on your distro to make it work. Hell, recently

Re: Help w/failed Sarge install - Dell 8400+SATA

2007-03-03 Thread Peter Farley
--- "Roberto C. Sanchez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You really should be using Etch. Well, some of us prefer not to live at the bleeding edge. Regards, Peter Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www

Re: Help w/failed Sarge install - Dell 8400+SATA

2007-03-03 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Sat, Mar 03, 2007 at 03:21:24PM -0800, Peter Farley wrote: > Hi all, > > Trying to install Sarge to Dell 8400 w/internal SATA > from jigdo'd i386 DVD. Kernel 2.4 fails to see SATA > internal HDD entirely (CD access OK). With kernel 2.6 > using expert26 I can wait to load ata_piix driver > unti

Help w/failed Sarge install - Dell 8400+SATA

2007-03-03 Thread Peter Farley
Hi all, Trying to install Sarge to Dell 8400 w/internal SATA from jigdo'd i386 DVD. Kernel 2.4 fails to see SATA internal HDD entirely (CD access OK). With kernel 2.6 using expert26 I can wait to load ata_piix driver until after CD is accessed, but STILL does not see SATA drive, only external USB