On Sat, Nov 24, 2007 at 02:52:52PM +0100, baldyeti wrote: > Hello, > > I haven't built a computer in over 3 years. > I seem to remember people mentioning difficulties > installing etch (or was it sarge?) from a sata dvdrom. > Is there a reason to stick to IDE(PATA) for the > cd/dvd unit or can i safely go for an all sata > (HD&DVD) setup? > I had the *opposite* problem.
The motherboard was nearly all SATA with a 'legacy' JMicron PATA interface. The Linux kernels available at the time (September last year) didn't support the JMicron PATA interface so although I could boot from a CD the installers couldn't read the CD. I overcame the problem by buying a SATA CD drive. -- Chris Green -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
