[SOLVED] Re: unable to install from CD: failure to mount once kernel installed
On Fri, Sep 23, 2005 at 02:45:44PM -0500, Seth Goodman wrote:
> > From: Wackojacko [mailto:wackojacko32@ntlworld.com]
> > Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 5:56 AM
>
> <...>
>
> > Googling this error (google is always your friend :) ) suggested that
> >
> > - you may want to turn DMA off for the drive ' hdparm -d0 /dev/hdc'.
> > May need to install 'hdparm' first.
>
> Ah, thanks for both the suggestion and the method. Mike McCarty privately
> suggested that I disable DMA for this drive, but I couldn't do it from BIOS
> and was unaware of this system utility. Thank you very much for bearing
> with me. This seems to fix the problem! It also uncovered another minor
> bug, but at least the system is usable.
Ahh, it is [SOLVED]. The subject now reflects that.
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Chris.
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