Re: Sata Install Issues
On (01/07/05 13:54), Jim Blake wrote:
> I have a Shuttle ST205G, with 2 x 80GB SATA drives in it. I have
> confidence in the hardware, when installed with Windows, even the SATA
> RAID (ULi M5287) works fine (F6 to load Raid Driver)
>
>
> However, with Debian (Sarge) I get as far as trying to set up
> partitions, and no disks can be seen by the installer. I've tried with
> SATA RAID disabled in BIOS, so there are just 2 SATA drives there,
> whcih I would "Software" RAID if I could see them, and I've tried with
> the BIOS RAID (1) enabled, which presents the RAID array as a SCSI
> interface, but in both cases I cannot see the disks.
>
>
> I believe SATA support was included in the kernel from 2.6.10, but even
> when I try to install with a 2.6 kernel and the NetBoot disk, it fails.
>
>
> I think I need to add some drivers, etc to the kernel, but I'm not
> confident (on what is needed *or* how to do it!). I've googled around
> for a couple of days, and everything points in this direction, but I
> need to be sure before I hack round and create a bigger problem than I
> already have.
Did you boot the installer with 'expert26' ; it will present you with
the option to select SATA support during the install.
Regards
Clive
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