Bug#252000: debian-installer installation report
Thanks for getting back to me. I've already tried the linux26 option; it
had the same results. I have not had any luck with the CD drive in this
machine with linux (except for booting from it, as per original report)... I
haven't tried KNOPPIX; I probably won't take the time to download it unless
you tell me it's essential to the troubleshooting process. If so, I'll get
right to it.
I used the exact same CD (20040530 sarge-i386-netinst) to install to a
Gateway today, so there must be something about that IBM's drive. What
should I look for?
--Gary Wittaker
-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Michlmayr [mailto:tbm@cyrius.com]
Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 10:28 PM
To: Gary Whittaker; 252000@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: Bug#252000: debian-installer installation report
* Gary Whittaker <gwhit918@frontiernet.net> [2004-05-31 21:40]:
> Initiated install from CD; get "choose language" screen (picked American
> English); got choose country screen (picked US); then proceeds to load
> modules to search for CD drive; get message "Failed to find and mount a
> Debian CD-ROM, Do you want to try again" ; when I choose "Yes", it just
> tries again with the same results
Can you boot with the linux26 option to see if kernel 2.6 finds the CD
drive. Can you try something like KNOPPIX and see if that works?
Have you been able to use the CD in that machine under Linux before?
--
Martin Michlmayr
tbm@cyrius.com
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