Bug#345999: installation-report: Same problem on a Dell Latitude D610

[Pelayo Gonzalez <pelayog@telecable.es>]

> > 
> > Both will install 2.6.12 if you install testing...or 2.6.15 if you
> > install unstable.
> > 
> Just tried the same thing with a daily-build image:
>
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso
> 
> 
> ... same problems, same symptoms.

Same problems here with Dell inspiron 9300 see Bug#344268.

I think that we need to add the line 'options libata atapi_enabled=1' 
to /etc/modprobe.conf in the initrd image of the debian-installer. 

May debian-installer developers kindly add this line for the upcoming Etch Beta2
release?

For more info see 
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problems_with_SATA_and_Linux#No_DMA_on_DVD_drive

The reason seems to be that boot parameter 
'libata.atapi_enabled=1' only works if libata is built into the kernel (not as a
module).

I tried to rebuild the iso image with the modified initrd with no luck (kernel
panic: can't find /init), so I'm pretty sure I'm missing something creating the
initrd.


TIA.

Regards

Pelayo