Re: unable to install from CD: failure to mount once kernel installed

[Wackojacko <wackojacko32@ntlworld.com>]

Seth Goodman wrote:
> > From: Wackojacko [mailto:wackojacko32@ntlworld.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 3:00 PM
>
>
> <...>
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> > If the CD works with Knoppix it should work with debian.
>
>
> That's what's been running through my mind.  It appears that something did
> not get installed or configured correctly for this particular hardware
> configuration using Debian.
>
>
>
> > Boot Knoppix and do lsmod.  This will give you a list of the installed
>
> modules.
>
> > Save or copy to a file and boot debian.  Do lsmod under debian and see
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> what's
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> > different then modprobe 'modulename' and add it too /etc/modules for
>
> future
>
> > boots.
> >
> > HTH
>
>
> Thank you!  I have attached the output of the two lsmod queries.  I would
> feel a lot better if someone who knew more about Debian than me were to
> suggest which modules are needed before I modprobe my system to death.
>
>
> --
>
> Seth Goodman

Seth

Are you sure you have these two files the right way round as I would 
assume the longer one is Knoppix as it seems to be the one with the 
correct modues in it?  Anyway assuming you have them the wrong way round 
I would try adding the following modules to /etc/modules, and 'modprobe 
<module>' for the current boot to make sure it works.


> ide_cd                 43140  0 
> cdrom                  40640  1 ide_cd
> ide_disk               18688  3 

and one of the following depending on your motherboard.  These modules 
are for the ide controller on your board.  'lspci' should give you a 
clue to what module to use, if you can't figure it out post the output 
of this command as well.

You can try the 'ide_generic' one first as this should always work, but 
not wont let you use 'dma' for the disks in question.

> ide_generic             1152  0 [permanent]
> via82cxxx              13820  0 [permanent]
> trm290                  4196  0 [permanent]
> triflex                 3680  0 [permanent]
> slc90e66                5664  0 [permanent]
> sis5513                16488  0 [permanent]
> siimage                12448  0 [permanent]
> serverworks             9032  0 [permanent]
> sc1200                  7296  0 [permanent]
> rz1000                  2400  0 [permanent]
> piix                   10340  0 [permanent]
> pdc202xx_old           11168  0 [permanent]
> opti621                 4324  0 [permanent]
> ns87415                 4264  0 [permanent]
> hpt366                 20384  0 [permanent]
> hpt34x                  5152  0 [permanent]
> generic                 3808  0 [permanent]
> cy82c693                4676  0 [permanent]
> cs5530                  5312  0 [permanent]
> cs5520                  4544  0 [permanent]
> cmd64x                 11900  0 [permanent]
> atiixp                  5904  0 [permanent]
> amd74xx                14396  0 [permanent]
> alim15x3               12268  0 [permanent]
> aec62xx                 7360  0 [permanent]
> pdc202xx_new            9248  0 [permanent]

The module below should get loaded automatically as it is a dependency 
of some of the others.  If it doesn't load it manually.

> ide_core              130388  28 ide_cd,ide_disk,ide_generic,via82cxxx,trm290,triflex,slc90e66,sis5513,siimage,serverworks,sc1200,rz1000,piix,pdc202xx_old,opti621,ns87415,hpt366,hpt34x,generic,cy82c693,cs5530,cs5520,cmd64x,atiixp,amd74xx,alim15x3,aec62xx,pdc202xx_new

As far as the difference in where the cd is mounted, I would say that 
this is just because Knoppix is a Live CD that it uses the /unionfs/, 
but I am still a bit of a newbie as well so I could be wrong.

HTH

Wackojacko