Bug#445862: marked as done (sata_nv driver won't work on linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64)
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Package: linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64
Version: 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13
The amd64 kernel in Etch will not boot on motherboards based on the nvidia
chipset, like my asus M2N4SLI as the sata_nv driver doesn't work and
therefore hard-drives are not recognised. The 32bit Etch worked fine.
The Etch amd64 installer is not able to load the sata_nv driver even by
choosing it manually after automatic detection fails. By the way, the
installation cd only boots with the noapic option (on the same system the
32bit installer worked fine)
I installed the amd64 kernel on my 32bit Etch system to install amd64 by
debootstrap, but it hangs as well during boot time on drive recognition.
Thank you very much for your atteniton,
Roberto
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Hallo.
I've installed on my 32bit Etch system the 2.6.22amd64 kernel from lenny and
it booted correctly, so I think it proves that the problem I met with
installing Etch amd64 lies with the Etch kernel version.
Thank you very much for your attention.
Roberto
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