If you have a sata dvd drive on a very new chipset, you'll need a newer kernel with the correct drivers enabled. I had similar problems installing Debian on a Dell R200 server. In the end, I had to install by booting using a custom kernel.
- Raja On 19/07/2008, Sivaram Kannan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Am facing a installation problem in Debian Lenny Beta 2. I downloaded > the dvd version and when I tried to install it in my pc, the cdrom > drive(LG DVD writer) is not getting detected. The installation is > failing in the step, "Detect and Mount CD-ROM." > > I googled and found that I could pass kernel parameters libata=1 or > libata.atapi_enabled=1 to over come the issue. But even after giving > the parameters I got the same errors. I guess the problem would not be > uncommon, can some one give a solution for this > > thanks, > siva. > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > "unsubscribe <password> <address>" > in the subject or body of the message. > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
