On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 11:52:16 +0100 Clive Menzies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On (25/07/05 22:30), Grant Thomas wrote: > > I have a problem getting the Debian Installer to recognize my SATA > > controller. > > My computer is a ST20G5, a Shuttle small form factor PC. > > Currently I have an 80G SATA drive, and a 120G PATA drive to work > > with. I have been able to setup Debian with no problem on the PATA > > drive, but I would rather have the SATA working. > > I have confidence that the hardware is good, as I have installed XP > > to the SATA drive, and it works flawlessly. <snipped for brevity> > If you already have Debian installed on the PATA drive you could load > the necessary modules (for SATA) using 'modconf'. You could then use > chroot to install a debian system on the SATA drive. > > However, it would seem you want to do a fresh install and the > installer is not picking up the SATA drives. Try > # expert26 > at the boot prompt. It will then give you access to many more modules > for the install; I haven't checked the compatability list for the SATA > controller. Or if you simply want SATA support without the extra prompts and options that 'expert26' gives, you could also enter 'linux26' at the boot prompt. HTH, Jacob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
