> Hello, > I'm having problems... BIG problems. I have been trying to install > Debian on my computer for the past 2 days - attempting to get it to install > is more like it. Here is what happens: Everything seems to go well up until > the point where I need to mount? a partition or whatever. The problem is > this (and I've tried various other Linux providers as well): None of the > installation programs will recognize my hard drive at all. I'm on a Gateway. > 13.5 gig IDE hard drive, and I have already partitioned it. Any help would > GREATLY be appreciated! Thanks.
You could try using the resc1440-tecra.bin to create a bootdisk. That image contains a kernel specially for notebooks and computers that have problems with the standard kernel. Ron