Re: unable to install lenny using CD1 (26-Jan-2009)

To: Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz@lucidpixels.com>
Cc: debian-amd64@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: unable to install lenny using CD1 (26-Jan-2009)
From: Gaius Mulley <gaius@glam.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:10:29 +0000
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Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz@lucidpixels.com> writes:

> Try a boot option: all_generic_ide.
>
> Basically your PATA(?) chip may not be recognized with an older
> kernel. Do you have a USB CD/DVD drive?  It may be easier to use that.
>
> Justin.
>

Hi,

many thanks for all the advice - I will try this out next Monday -
with an external USB cdrom drive and I'll also try the all_generic_ide
trick.  I wonder when the 2.6.27 kernel will appear in lenny?

regards,
Gaius

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