downloading the latest netinst rsolved my problem! After figuring tat knoppix 4.0.2, correctly identifies my sata drives I tried the "testing" version of the debian netinstaller ! The installer was now able to pickup my drives as partionable media! Cheers for all your quick support!
Greetings, -= S v W On 11/25/05, Andrew M.A. Cater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Nov 25, 2005 at 09:16:56AM +0100, silvain van Weers wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > First I want to apologize for my tiny knowledge of the debian system at all. > > I recently bought a Japanese Sony Vaio type VGN-S53B (which roughly > > corresponds to the american S series (e.g S250/S270). > > > > My first step was wiping all the WinXP stuff and reformatting the > > harddrive in order to attempt to install Debian sarge. > Not a good move on a laptop: occasionally you need to keep > manufacturers restore partitions or whatever. A bit late now. > > > Try using a Knoppix disk - see if that finds a hard drive. > > The Debian installer was unable to recognize the harddrive, even > > attempting to pas "linux26" as parameter didn't result in detection. > > Using "modprobe sata-" alternatives on the alt+f2 console didn't have > > any effect. The installer claims that "no partitionable harddrive" was > > detected. My laptop stores one harddrive (which I think is SATA) of > > 60gb. The BIOS doesn't show any options to put this drive in > > "compatibility" or any other modes. > > Try the Debian installer for "Testing" - available from the debian > installer page. Your laptop is only about 6 months old - the installer > for Sarge was finalised a while ago. It is possible that the new > installer may work better. > > > > I think it would be wise to put my question/problem on such a huge > > mailinglist. I already searched (read) many forums but my problem > > seems quite specific. > > > > I now wonder if my hardware is even supported (too new laptop??) and > > if it was wise to buy it at all, since I wanted it to run Debian only. > It probably _is_ supported but just possibly not by Debian stable. > > Andy > > > > If this is not the place to post my question I humbly apologize. > > > > Many thanx in advance, > > > > -= Silvain van Weers > > > > Computer Science student @ Utrecht University (NL) > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
