* Juan Piñeros <pinerosgarcet@geru.ucl.ac.be> [2005-11-28 19:10:45 +0100]: > Dear all, > > I just wanted to post to you an information about how I managed to install > debian/testing (netinstall) with 2.6.12 kernel, without recompiling it. > > The problem: I have a sata disk (ibm thinkpad R52). If you follow the normal > installation, it will not work because the disk or the cd drive will not be > recognized. > > Solution in short: load your ide* modules before the ata_piix module, by using > an initrd > > Solution details: > - boot in expert mode for installation > - disable the ata_piix module, this will allow you to have your cd driver > recognized > - after some menus, debian installer will ask you again if ata_piix module > must be enabled. Say yes this time. Your sata disk is now working. > - finish the installation and reboot > - now your cd drive is not working > - change your /etc/mkinitrd/modules files (put there the ide* modules > necessary for your cd drive) > - run mkinitrd command to rebuild your initrd > - remove the ide* modules from /etc/modules > - reboot, now both cd and disk are ok. This is a solution but the cd drive does not use DMA. I tried something else at the end: create a file named libata into /etc/modprobe.d/ with the content: options libata atapi_enabled=1 Then: # dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-`uname -r` This regenerate the initrd image with the special parameter. It tried to pass libata.atapi_enabled=1 at boot params but didn't worked. Now my DVD is fully usable. -- Igor Genibel «Non bene pro toto libertas venditur auro» Freedom is not sold for all the gold in the world. Dubrovnik motto
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