> On the other hand, the initrd provided for netbooting must include all
> the drivers so it can later download the extra .udeb from the network.
> (the IDE, SATA, CD/DVD drivers are downloaded from
>
http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/linux-kernel-di-i386-2.6/ )
>
> So, to solve your problem, you probably just have to netboot and proceed
> through Debian-Installer menu. Once the network is configured, D-I will
> detect the hardware and download the appropriate packages.
>
> If I am correct, your disk should be detected nicely before the
> partitioning stage !
Yes, downloading the additional drivers solved the problem. The SATA disk is now recognized.
Thank you very much, Frank.