Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: 4-23-04 http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sarge_d-i/i386/beta3/sarge-i386-netinst.iso uname -a: Linux qo10 2.4.25-1-386 #1 Tue Feb 24 08:11:13 EST 2004 i686 unknown Date: 4-23-04 Method: Boot from CD
Machine: <Description of machine (eg, IBM Thinkpad R32)> Processor: Dual AMD Opteron Memory: 8GB Root Device: SATA Name of device? ?? Sil 3114 SATA controller chip Root Size/partition table: could not see SATA disk to partition it Output of lspci: can't run lspci Base System Installation Checklist: Initial boot worked: [O] Configure network HW: [O] Config network: [O] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [E] Partition hard drives: [ ] Create file systems: [ ] Mount partitions: [ ] Install base system: [ ] Install boot loader: [ ] Reboot: [ ] [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Comments/Problems: Somewhat detects existence of SATA disk, claims it needs ide-scsi module which doesn't exist, then goes to partion page with a blank default menu entry, hitting enter just returns to same page. Also tried hooking up an external USB drive, bios sees that OK, installer doesn't recognize it (even using ALT-F2 and loading sd_mod there was still no /dev/sd. Since SATA systems have become mainstream, support for this is really needed (the MS-Windows folks here just laughed and said that they could install Windows on the same system without problems). Frank -- Frank Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sr. Systems Administrator Voice: 512-374-4673 Hoover's Online Fax: 512-374-4501 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
