Re: Installing Etch on an Intel DG965WH Board
On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 06:45:41AM -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> Peter Robinson wrote:
> >Hi all!
> >
> >I bought a new computer with the following components:
> >Intel Desktop Board DG965WH
> >Intel Core 2 Duo 2.40 GHz (6600)
> >ASUS DVD Recorder/DVD optical drive
> >etc
> >
> >I am trying to install Debian Etch but the installer does not recognize
> >the DVD ROM drive and offers the opportunity to add a driver from floppy.
> >I have not been able to find the right thing. From a search in Google, I
> >would imagine that the problem is the SATA controller controller of the
> >Intel board, which has three modes of operation:
> >
> > * IDE mode - no AHCI, no RAID
> > * SATA mode (sometimes called AHCI mode) - AHCI enabled, no RAID
> > * RAID mode - AHCI enabled, RAID enabled
> >
> >I have tried all three modes with no success. I am a bit surprise because
> >I bought this particular combination because, among other things, of
> >reports in the internet that the board worked more or less out of the box
> >with linux...
> >
> >I would appreciate any ideas on where to look for solutions.
> >
Hi Peter,
Does your DVD drive is connected as IDE or SATA?
You may have it under /dev/scd0 with that kind of hardware.
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