David Suna wrote: > I just purchased a new machine and I have been having a very > frustrating time installing linux on it. I have tried installing > ubuntu workstation, ubuntu server and debian etch all without success > but with different failures. The machine is a Pentium 4 3.0 Ghz with > a Gigabyte 945GZ motherboard. It has 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a 250 GB SATA > hard disk and a generic DVD RW combo. I am using the onboard video > and LAN with an additional network card in the box. Below are details > of the errors that I get. I don't know how to tell if this is a > hardware compatibility issue, broken hardware, bad CDs or the phase of > the moon. Any help would be much appreciated. Is the CD drive a SATA drive, by any chance?
It sounds to me as if the SATA support your kernel carries is buggy. All three symptoms you describe are slightly disk or CD related. If Danny's advice works, use it, at least for the mean while. It will make the disks look like IDE disks to Linux, and thus use more stable drivers. Just beware that when/if you want to upgrade the kernel and switch to direct SATA support, you will have to go through a bit of an awkward procedure to generate an initrd that is capable of booting the machine. We can leave that problem be for now, however. Shachar -- Shachar Shemesh Lingnu Open Source Consulting ltd. Have you backed up today's work? http://www.lingnu.com/backup.html ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
