On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 13:38:16 +0100 Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Saturday 18 November 2006 18:31, Geert Stappers wrote: > > The Intel P965 chipset only supports SATA, not the parallel IDE > > iterface that preceded it. Since most CD/DVD drives still use parallel > > IDE most P965 motherboards come with a separate PATA/SATA interface. On > > ASUS boards this interface uses the JMicron controller (JMB363). > > > As a consequence the installation CD cannot be mounted and Debian > > cannot be installed. > > The jmicron driver has been included in the latest 2.6.18 kernel that is > used in current _daily built_ installer images [1]. It would be great if > you could test the new installer to see if your system installs now. > > You don't need to overwrite your existing installation. Just run the > installation to the start of partitioning. Please choose the "manual" > partitioning method and check that your SATA drives are still recognized > too and then abort the installation. > > TIA, > FJP > > [1] http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ > Hi Frans, It installs fine. But I have been able to install and run Debian on my system for some time now. The 2.6.18 kernel was included in the daily builds many weeks ago, and I have had no problems since. best wishes, -- Johan Spee -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
