On (26/07/05 13:37), Grant Thomas wrote: > On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 07:41:35 -0500, Jacob S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >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 > > > > > > > I dont mind the expert26 option, but I am not sure which modules to load. > I have tried before, but I wasn't even able to get my Broadcom NIC to work. > Is there somewhere I could look for help configuring with the expert26 > option? > > Unfortunately, the linux26 option does not recognize my drive. > > Thank you both for the help you have given. You need to keep this on the list; I don't know about Jacob but I'm in the dark, as much as you are on a lot of this stuff ;)
Others may be able to offer more guidance. To recap: The SATA controller is a ULi M5287 and you can't find the driver in the installer modules. I had a quick look through the modules on my system and couldn't find anything useful ... sorry. Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
