[CentOS] Centos 5.1 installation problems -- couldn't find devices

2008-03-16 Thread Yu-Hui Jin
Hi, there, I just bought a Dell Inspiron 530 with the following basic configuration: Inspiron 530 Intel Core2 processor Q6600 (2.40Ghz 1066FSB) w/Quad Core Technology and 8MB cache SATA 0: Samsung HD501LJ(500GB Serial ATA II Hard Drive(7200RPM)) SATA 1: PDBS DVD +/- RW DH-16W1S (16X DVD+/-

Re: [CentOS] Centos 5.1 installation problems -- couldn't find devices

2008-03-17 Thread Yu-Hui Jin
Thanks. Joseph, my box actually has Windows XP pre-installed (instead of Vista). So I'll check that option in my BIOS when I get back home, although I don't recall I've seen one. I'll also send out an email to this list to ask if someone else has solved similar problem. Let me know if there's o

[CentOS] Intel SATA controller (cmiiw) not recognized by Centos 5.1 installation?

2008-03-17 Thread Yu-Hui Jin
Hi, there, I tried to install Centos 5.1 on a Dell Inspiron 530 box I just bought, but failed due to invalid drive. The installation did not recognize either the DVD nor the hard disk. Joseph from the community said it is likely that Centos can't recognize the controller -- Intel SATA controller

Re: [CentOS] Intel SATA controller (cmiiw) not recognized by Centos 5.1 installation?

2008-03-17 Thread Yu-Hui Jin
Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 10:16 AM, Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > boot with > > linux all-generic-ide > > or try to change your bios sata emulation to ahci > > Yu-Hui Jin wrote: > > Hi, there, > > > > I tried to install Centos 5.1 on a Dell Inspiron

Re: [CentOS] Intel SATA controller (cmiiw) not recognized by Centos 5.1 installation?

2008-03-18 Thread Yu-Hui Jin
Anyone can help? Many thanks! -Hui On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 11:21 PM, Yu-Hui Jin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, Jason, > > Thanks and I tried the first method to start with the parameter, but it > was extremely slow loading each screen. one time I got to the testing media

Re: [CentOS] Re: Intel SATA controller (cmiiw) not recognized by Centos 5.1 installation?

2008-03-18 Thread Yu-Hui Jin
i On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 4:17 PM, Scott Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 3-17-2008 11:21 PM Yu-Hui Jin spake the following: > > Hi, Jason, > > > > Thanks and I tried the first method to start with the parameter, but it > > was extremely slow loading each scre

Re: [CentOS] Intel SATA controller (cmiiw) not recognized by Centos5.1 installation?

2008-03-18 Thread Yu-Hui Jin
AHCI is the only way to go to me -Hui > > -Hui > > On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 11:21 PM, Yu-Hui Jin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, Jason, > > > > Thanks and I tried the first method to start with the parameter, but it > > was extremely slow loading

Re: [CentOS] Intel SATA controller (cmiiw) not recognized by Centos5.1 installation?

2008-03-18 Thread Yu-Hui Jin
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf > Of Yu-Hui Jin > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 3:03 PM > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Intel SATA controller (cmiiw) not recognized by > Centos5.1 installation?

Re: [CentOS] Re: Intel SATA controller (cmiiw) not recognized by Centos 5.1 installation?

2008-03-19 Thread Yu-Hui Jin
Hi, guys, I finally found I only need to choose the "RAID" option for SATA mode (the other one is "IDE"). I didn't know by choosing it, Centos is able to load the ahci driver. That solves the problem. It took ton of time for me to figuring out the solution is such easy. I should've tried this