> I have PC with only SATA drives and I would like to install my favourite > distro (debian of course;-) but the installer (the latest I tried was > the floppies package from the 21st April) does not recognise the drives. > > It automatically loads kernel 2.4.25-1 with does not contain support for > them.
2.4.25 has worked for other people with SATA drives and controllers (including me - intel ICH-style controller), but may not have drivers for your particular hardware. > I understood kernel 2.6 contains support for them but how can I make the > installer load 2.6 kernel instead of 2.4 ? i hear that joey hess is working on this :) elijah -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]