Dear Frans, Will do.
I will download and give it a shot within the next few days. I have an empty partition on my hard drive that I can use to install it in. Irrespective of the result, I will submit an installation report. Thank everyone for their efforts in improving Debian. Best, Achilles > -----Original Message----- > From: Frans Pop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 6:06 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Bug#407759: Should BLK_DEV_GENERIC be compiled into the kernel? > > The jmicron driver has been included in the latest 2.6.18 kernel that is > used in current _daily built_ installer images [1]. This may fix the > problem you had with using the CD-ROM drive in the installer. It would be > great if you could test the new installer to see if your system installs > now. > > If you don't want to, you don't need to overwrite your existing > installation. Just run the installation to the start of partitioning. > Please choose the "manual" partitioning method and check that your > harddisk is still recognized too and then abort the installation. > > TIA, > FJP > > [1] http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]