Bug#348998: Hard drive detection failure
reassign 348998 installation-reports
thanks
Quoting Kurt Frank (kurt-666-frank@optusnet.com.au):
> Package: Installer
> Version: x64
>
> The current (unofficial) x64 release fails to detect my hard drive,
> system specs as follows:
Please mention the exact version of the Debian Installer you're
currently using. The above isn't really clear.
> Gigabyte GA-K8NS-Pro motherboard (nForce 3 chipset)
> Ath-64 3200+ (754)
> 1GB RAM
> nVidia FX5200 graphics 128MB
> additional LAN RT 8139
> 12GB HDD (primary master)
> DVD-ROM (primary slave)
> DVD-RW (secondary master)
> Seagate 250GB SATA HDD on 3rd master
> Seagate 250GB SATA HDD on 4th master
>
> Initially it would only detect the 12GB drive (has 98se on it).
>
> I then tried disabling 1st and 3rd master under BIOS as I intended to
> install it on the 4th master, after which it would detect the drives I'd
> disabled but not the one I wanted to install it on.
>
> I then tried disconnecting the drives physically, with the result that
> it wouldn't detect any drives (also moved 4th to 3rd master, no diff).
Please switch to the second console (Alt+F2), hit Enter to open a
shell and run the following command:
(lspci ; lspci -n)|sort
Then report the output which seems relevant to your SATA controller,
including the cryptic numbers.....
If you know which specific Linux kernel driver may support your
hardware, please tell us so, also.
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