Re: Help w/failed Sarge install - Dell 8400+SATA

2007-03-06 Thread Sven Arvidsson
On Sat, 2007-03-03 at 15:21 -0800, Peter Farley wrote: Trying to install Sarge to Dell 8400 w/internal SATA from jigdo'd i386 DVD. Kernel 2.4 fails to see SATA internal HDD entirely (CD access OK). With kernel 2.6 using expert26 I can wait to load ata_piix driver until after CD is accessed,

Re: Help w/failed Sarge install - Dell 8400+SATA

2007-03-04 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Sat, Mar 03, 2007 at 04:30:25PM -0800, Peter Farley wrote: --- Roberto C. Sanchez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You really should be using Etch. Well, some of us prefer not to live at the bleeding edge. with etch due to release any time now, id hardly call it bleeding edge. it is well

Re: Help w/failed Sarge install - Dell 8400+SATA

2007-03-04 Thread Peter Farley
--- Steve Lamb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Peter Farley wrote: --- Roberto C. Sanchez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You really should be using Etch. Well, some of us prefer not to live at the bleeding edge. Sometimes when you have bleeding edge technology you need bleeding edge on

Re: Help w/failed Sarge install - Dell 8400+SATA

2007-03-04 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Sun, Mar 04, 2007 at 12:30:23PM -0800, Peter Farley wrote: Bleeding edge technology?!?! I bought the Dell 8400 as-is and used (from the Dell bargain area) over two years ago. Bleeding edge it ain't. As Andrew pointed out, Etch is going to release anytime now and has been in freeze for

Re: Help w/failed Sarge install - Dell 8400+SATA

2007-03-04 Thread Peter Farley
--- Roberto C. Sanchez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Mar 04, 2007 at 12:30:23PM -0800, Peter Farley wrote: Bleeding edge technology?!?! I bought the Dell 8400 as-is and used (from the Dell bargain area) over two years ago. Bleeding edge it ain't. As Andrew pointed out, Etch is

Help w/failed Sarge install - Dell 8400+SATA

2007-03-03 Thread Peter Farley
Hi all, Trying to install Sarge to Dell 8400 w/internal SATA from jigdo'd i386 DVD. Kernel 2.4 fails to see SATA internal HDD entirely (CD access OK). With kernel 2.6 using expert26 I can wait to load ata_piix driver until after CD is accessed, but STILL does not see SATA drive, only external

Re: Help w/failed Sarge install - Dell 8400+SATA

2007-03-03 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Sat, Mar 03, 2007 at 03:21:24PM -0800, Peter Farley wrote: Hi all, Trying to install Sarge to Dell 8400 w/internal SATA from jigdo'd i386 DVD. Kernel 2.4 fails to see SATA internal HDD entirely (CD access OK). With kernel 2.6 using expert26 I can wait to load ata_piix driver until

Re: Help w/failed Sarge install - Dell 8400+SATA

2007-03-03 Thread Peter Farley
--- Roberto C. Sanchez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You really should be using Etch. Well, some of us prefer not to live at the bleeding edge. Regards, Peter Any questions? Get answers on any topic at

Re: Help w/failed Sarge install - Dell 8400+SATA

2007-03-03 Thread Steve Lamb
Peter Farley wrote: --- Roberto C. Sanchez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You really should be using Etch. Well, some of us prefer not to live at the bleeding edge. Sometimes when you have bleeding edge technology you need bleeding edge on your distro to make it work. Hell, recently when I