Was able to fixed it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Host_Controller_Interface
must install with the following kernel option: linux pci=nomsi sorry. --- On Sat, 6/27/09, Ludwig Isaac Lim <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Ludwig Isaac Lim <[email protected]> > Subject: Unable to Install CentOS 5 > To: "PLUG PLUG" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009, 12:04 PM > Hi: > > I'm unable to install Centos 5 (64bit) my > machine. > > When I selected options such as "Remove all > partitions on selected drives and create default layout" (or > any other options). I got the following error messages: > An error has occured - no valid devices were > found on which to create new file systems. Please check your > hardware for the cause of this problem. > > Here are excerpts of the log (displayed when I hit > CTRL-ALT-F4): > <6>ata4: SATA link up 3.0 > Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) > <4>ata4.00 qc timeout (cmd > 0xec) > <4>ata4.00 failed to > IDENTIFY (I/O Error, err_mask-0x4) > <6>ata4: SATA link up 3.0 > Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300 > .... > .... > <5>SATA link down (SStatus 0 > SControl 300) > <6>SATA link down (SStatus 0 > SControl 300) > > > Running lpsci, give me the > following message: > ... > ... > 00.09.0 SATA Controller: nVidia > Corporation Unknown device 0584 (rev a2) > ... > ... > > > > I don't think it is a hard disk > problem, as there was a Windows installed before it (I > already remove a windows partition). > > Any ideas? > > Thanks in advance, > ludwig Lim > > > > _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
