Re: debian wheezy netinst questions
Okay, I forgot to mention that archlinux has no trouble installing on
that same sata controler and same baracooda drive. I had been told
earlier today that Seagate did ship some problem baracooda drives out
but wasn't told what the problem was with them. I'll see if I can get a
replacement drive since this one has some warranty left.
On Wed, 25 Jul 2012, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Jude DaShiell wrote:
> > Why won't debian wheezy netinst recognize my Seagate Baracooda 7200 1500gb
> > hard drive automatically?
> > Since automatic recognition fails, which if any driver is installed that I
> > can select and get the drive partitioned and formatted and finish a debian
> > installation?
>
> It seems very unusual that such a popular drive such as the Seagate
> Baracuda series would be a problem. I have several of those on my
> systems without trouble. More than likely if there is a problem it is
> in the SATA device controller on your motherboard.
>
> I would remove and reconnect all of the disk connections and verify
> that they are okay. A bad SATA cable connector has been the source of
> problems more than once on this mailing list. If your motherboard has
> multiple SATA controllers or connectors then I would try a different
> one.
>
> I would boot a live disk and then run 'lspci' and look to see what
> SATA controller is being used and then search for issues concerning
> it. Also during a live cd boot you should be able to query the drive
> and prove that it is working. Or not working. Because it is possible
> that you are simply suffering from a hardware problem and not a
> software problem.
>
> Bob
>
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