On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 04:22:07PM +0200, Peter Robinson wrote:
> 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
Have you tried with some live CD as Knoppix, or the debian/testing
installer?
It might be interesting to see how Knoppix handles the device...
You may try a different setting in your SATA configuration, at least
during the installation. You may have something else than AHCI, and be
careful on how your sata DVD drive is plugged (master/slave/...)
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Thias
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