On Tuesday 10 July 2007 18:06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > > Tuesday, July 10, 2007, 8:32:08 AM, you wrote: > >> It seems, Debian Etch AMD64 installer is blind to CDROM on Q965 Intel > >> chipset. On SATA I have only one HDD and I have CDROM as primary > >> driver on PATA. > >> What can I do? > > > > In your bios, try setting the SATA to compatability mode indstead of AHCI > > Thank you, but I tried this. > > BTW, is this problem may be only Debain-related or rather > kernel-related?
I believe it's kernel related. I recently purchased a G965RYCK board that had a similar (if not identical) problem. My solution (going from memory here[1]) was to set the BIOS options to "legacy" or "compatibility" mode and to use one of the daily netinstall builds for testing (not Etch[2]). I also installed the 2.6.21 kernel from sid. It was more of a headache than I've had before installing debian, but not a huge deal. As I recall, the problem in my case was related to the Marvell PATA controller and the kernel's lack of a driver for it. The symptoms were sluggish reads from the CD and then the installer saying that it couldn't detect the installation cdrom. Regards, Anson [1] I also passed the kernel some additional parameters...something like generic-ide. I'm not certain about the specifics though, you'll want to google for it. [2] If you can get Etch to load (using the generic-ide or something else) you should be able to get full support for your board by using a kernel image newer than the 2.6.18-4 that's in Etch right now. -- ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS! Das computermachine ist nicht fuer gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk, blowenfusen und poppencorken mit spitzensparken. Ist nicht fuer gewerken bei das dumpkopfen. Das rubbernecken sichtseeren keepen das cotten-pickenen hans in das pockets muss; relaxen und watchen das blinkenlichten. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
