[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: Workarround for "No common CD-ROM drive was detected"



On Wed 18 Jan 2006 21:17, Victor Munoz wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 04:24:31PM -0300, Jos?? Pablo Ezequiel Fern??ndez 
wrote:
> > I am tring to install Debian Sarge in a computer with two SATA HDs and
> > one IDE CD-ROM, I get the error "No common CD-ROM drive was detected".
> > I believe it is this bug:
> > http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2005/12/msg00351.html
> > Any workaround to install Debian 3.1 with Linux 2.6 on that machine
> > (Linux 2.4 works, but I need 2.6 for other reasons, Ubuntu with Linux 2.6
> > works) ? I tried floppies, they only have 2.4, any floppies with 2.6 ?
> > can I install from the netinst image like from the floppies (downloading
> > everything, not needing the CD itself ?).
>
> You may try the suggestion in http://wiki.foosel.net/linux/t43
>
> - Boot in expert26 mode.
> - deselect ata-piix when asked for modules to enable
> - CD-ROM will be detected
> - Next prompt for modules should offer ata-piix. Select it.
>
> That worked for me at least.

It worked for me as well, thank you very much!

-- 
José Pablo Ezequiel Fernández

Attachment: pgpnlD7WCq3hl.pgp
Description: PGP signature


Reply to: