Hi On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 11:15:49PM +0800, Jason Hsu wrote: > As I mentioned before, I'm trying to install Debian on an iBook G4 laptop. The installer in the netinst CD refuses to recognize the hard drive. > > What do I need to do now? Until I can get the installer to recognize the hard drive, I cannot proceed any further with the Debian installation. This is quite strange and sounds either like a bug or a hardware problem. While the installer is running you can switch to another console with a shell by pressing ALT-F2, there are also logs available on consoles 3 and 4. In the shell please check if the file /dev/hda exists. With the "dmesg" command you can see the latest kernel messages and check if the kernel detects your disks. Can you please send the output of the following commands in the shell: ls -l /dev/hda* /dev/sda* dmesg | grep -i ide dmesg | grep -i hda dmesg | grep -i sda Gaudenz -- Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. ~ Samuel Beckett ~
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