On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 02:17:33PM +0000, Thias wrote: > On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 06:45:41AM -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > > Peter Robinson wrote: > > >Hi all! > > > > > >I bought a new computer with the following components: > > >Intel Desktop Board DG965WH > > >Intel Core 2 Duo 2.40 GHz (6600) > > >ASUS DVD Recorder/DVD optical drive > > >etc > > > > > >I am trying to install Debian Etch but the installer does not recognize > > >the DVD ROM drive and offers the opportunity to add a driver from floppy. > > >I have not been able to find the right thing. From a search in Google, I > > >would imagine that the problem is the SATA controller controller of the > > >Intel board, which has three modes of operation: > > > > > > * IDE mode - no AHCI, no RAID > > > * SATA mode (sometimes called AHCI mode) - AHCI enabled, no RAID > > > * RAID mode - AHCI enabled, RAID enabled > > > > > >I have tried all three modes with no success. I am a bit surprise because > > >I bought this particular combination because, among other things, of > > >reports in the internet that the board worked more or less out of the box > > >with linux... > > > > > >I would appreciate any ideas on where to look for solutions. > > > > > Hi Peter, > > Does your DVD drive is connected as IDE or SATA? > You may have it under /dev/scd0 with that kind of hardware. >
It is connected as SATA. There is no entry in /dev/ that seems promising (/dev/scd0 is not present). It seems funny that the installer CD is able to get that far but then is no longer able to read itself... I have seen that Ubuntu can be booted via USB stick in order to get a working system running. I believe something similar is possible for Debian although I have never tried it. Does that seem promising? thanks, Peter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
