** Description changed: When configuring the SATA drive in IDE mode for the Dell Inspiron 530, the Gutsy 20071016.1 alternate installer doesn't detect the drive. So, it just fails with the error message: No root file system is defined. As mentionned in the syslog file, I tried booting with the irqpoll kernel parameter and the disk is still not detected. When configuring the SATA drive in RAID mode, the installation completes successfully. + + **Update + + Current Dell workaround/customization for their Inspiron 530n : + http://linux.dell.com/wiki/index.php/Ubuntu_7.04/Issues/USB-SATA_race_condition_causes_hang + + All Vostro 200 and Inspiron 530 are configured to use IDE instead of + RAID by default. The Dell inspiron 530n includes a customized ubuntu + that includes the Dell workaround for that issue, however any attempt to + install a new ubuntu version without dell customization leads to + computers that does not boot. + + Configuring the computer BIOS to use RAID instead of IDE is not a + valuable solution since other operating systems like Windows won't boot + without pre-installed SATA drivers unless BIOS is set back to IDE. IDE + is the default "compatible" mode.
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