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Re: d-i with Dell Dimension XPS M200s



Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> * Jimen Ching <jching@flex.com> [2004-07-24 13:27]:
> > I recently received an old Dell M200s tower desktop.  I tried to install
> > Debian on it with beta4.  But the kernel failed to detect the IDE
> > controller, so I don't have any drives at the drive partition stage.
> > 
> > According to the Dell website, the M200s uses the SMSC FDC37C93xFR IO
> > controller.  I did a search of the 2.4.23 kernel source tree and only
> > found references to this chip in IrDA and the Alpha directory.  I see no
> > references of this chip in the IDE driver directory.  But a search on
> > google returns mailing list entries that imply people have installed
> 
> According to http://lists.debian.org/debian-cd/2002/04/msg00339.html
> John H. Robinson has such a machine, so let's CC him.

No, the system belonged to a friend of mine. I will pass on the inquiry.

-john



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