Re: [expert] ML9.0 installation fails on step 'Hard drive detection'(WDC WD800AB-00CBA1)

2003-03-06 Thread Andreas Weiss
J. Grant wrote: Is it SCSI then? I thogught it was IDE Yes it is IDE. Works ok, as long as I set it as udma2 in the bios, have you done this? have you checked its got the right jumper settings? I couldn't find this option in BIOS and about jumpers I have no idea. But, now I've downloaded ML9.1

Re: [expert] ML9.0 installation fails on step 'Hard drive detection' (WDC WD800AB-00CBA1)

2003-03-06 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Wednesday March 5 2003 04:49 pm, Todd Lyons wrote: Andreas Weiss wrote on Wed, Mar 05, 2003 at 11:07:12PM +0100 : I can install Suse Linux, but only with the kernel parameters: ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off With ML these parameters didn't help. noapic didn't help either. Try ide0=nodma

[expert] ML9.0 installation fails on step 'Hard drive detection' (WDC WD800AB-00CBA1)

2003-03-05 Thread Andreas Weiss
hi, the installation of ML9.0 on a new PC hangs on the step Hard drive detection -- starting step 'setupSCSI' with no error messages. The harddisk is a Western Digital WDC WD800AB-00CBA1. I can install Suse Linux, but only with the kernel parameters: ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off With ML these

Re: [expert] ML9.0 installation fails on step 'Hard drive detection' (WDC WD800AB-00CBA1)

2003-03-05 Thread Todd Lyons
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Andreas Weiss wrote on Wed, Mar 05, 2003 at 11:07:12PM +0100 : I can install Suse Linux, but only with the kernel parameters: ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off With ML these parameters didn't help. noapic didn't help either. Try ide0=nodma and maybe

Re: [expert] ML9.0 installation fails on step 'Hard drive detection'(WDC WD800AB-00CBA1)

2003-03-05 Thread J. Grant
Is it SCSI then? I thogught it was IDE I have: hde: WDC WD800BB-00CAA1, ATA DISK drive Works ok, as long as I set it as udma2 in the bios, have you done this? have you checked its got the right jumper settings? Cheers JG on the 05/03/03 22:07, Andreas Weiss wrote: hi, the installation of