Re: "No disk drive detected" during install on SATA drive.

[Robert Markin <robert@themarkinfamily.com>]

Hannuman Bull wrote:

> I installed Debian Sarge on a computer with a SATA hard drive and had 
> the same error. I had to type "linux26" at the install boot prompt to 
> use the 2.6.xx kernel instead of the default 2.4.xx.
>
> Hannuman
>
>
> Robert Markin wrote:
I looked around at Debian.org and found the Debian-installer downloads.  
Do I need to have "sarge" instead of "woody" to use the "new" installer 
and the 2.6 kernel?

Thanks,
Robert