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

[Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz@lucidpixels.com>]

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.

On Thu, 29 Jan 2009, Gaius Mulley wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm attempting to install lenny amd64 (using CD1) on a:
>
> CPU0: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     E8400  @ 3.00GHz stepping 0a
>
> the CD boots but the kernel fails to find the CDROM.  Under Ubuntu the
> CDROM device is /dev/scd0 - but no such device exists (in /dev/) when
> lenny is booted.  I'm wondering whether I'm doing something obviously
> wrong?
>
> Ubuntu reports the CDROM as:
>
> $ cdrecord -scanbus
> scsibus5:
>        5,0,0   500) 'TSSTcorp' 'CDDVDW SH-S202J ' 'SB02' Removable
>        CD-ROM
>
> apologies if it really is straightforward.
>
> regards,
> Gaius
>
>
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