> Yes, it was the me you replied to in the thread mentioned above and I did > try this image, but same problem: it gets to the point of loading the > sata_nv driver and then it stalls for about 30 secs. Continuing with the > installation just results in the disk not being detected.
OK, that is weird. > I have tried around 20 images over the last month or so and they all have > the same problem. Just tried the latest monolithic iso from March 5, same > problem. That stinks :-( (You knew that though!) > It is a little strange that it works for you and not for me. Maybe the > difference lies in the brand of harddisk? I have a Seagate Sata 120 GB > sata150 7200.7 Rpm / NCQ disk on the first sata contoller. I have a Hitachi 250G Deskstar SATA on the first controller. I have an NEC dual layer DVD burner on the second PATA controller (and nothing on the first) - I have no idea if that makes a difference. > I tried gentoo and compiled my own kernel. I compiled the sata_nv drier > statically into the kernel and then there is no problem. I wonder if doing a "Debian from Scratch" kind of install would work? http://people.debian.org/~jgoerzen/dfs/html/ You could at least see if that kernel supports your disk/controller. (It worked on my machine well enough to reinstall grub after another OS decided to rewrite my boot sector.) Otherwise I guess you could look at using your working kernel with debian-installer. It's been a long time since I tried to do anything like that but I don't recall it being too hard. This was probably with a boot floppy (as opposed to a CD) but it seems like it would be a similar process... Take care, Dale -- Dale E. Martin - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://the-martins.org/~dmartin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
