Bug#245552: sarge installer error
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: 4-23-04 http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sarge_d-i/i386/beta3/sarge-i386-netinst.iso
uname -a: Linux qo10 2.4.25-1-386 #1 Tue Feb 24 08:11:13 EST 2004 i686 unknown
Date: 4-23-04
Method: Boot from CD
Machine: <Description of machine (eg, IBM Thinkpad R32)>
Processor: Dual AMD Opteron
Memory: 8GB
Root Device: SATA Name of device? ?? Sil 3114 SATA controller chip
Root Size/partition table: could not see SATA disk to partition it
Output of lspci: can't run lspci
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [E]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Create file systems: [ ]
Mount partitions: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [ ]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
Somewhat detects existence of SATA disk, claims it needs ide-scsi
module which doesn't exist, then goes to partion page with a blank
default menu entry, hitting enter just returns to same page.
Also tried hooking up an external USB drive, bios sees that OK,
installer doesn't recognize it (even using ALT-F2 and loading
sd_mod there was still no /dev/sd.
Since SATA systems have become mainstream, support for this is
really needed (the MS-Windows folks here just laughed and said
that they could install Windows on the same system without problems).
Frank
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Frank Smith fsmith@hoovers.com
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Hoover's Online Fax: 512-374-4501
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