Debian doesn't install on IBM Tink Pad R52

[Mirto Silvio Busico <mbusico@technip.com>]

Hi all,
I have to install Debian on a notebook: IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad R52 sub 1846.

All I've tried filed.

With Etch:
    sata hd recognized
    dvd recorder not recognized (tied to install with an external usb
dvd reader)
    istallation starts
    dhcp works
    istallation is stalled and the machine doesn'work anymore

With Sarge (3.1 r 3):
    dvd recognized
    sata hd not recognized
    dhcp doesnt work

What can I do to install any Debian version?

Anyoune installed Debian on this kind of machine?

Regards
    Mirto




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