On 08/16/2012 04:43 AM, shouldbe q931 wrote: > On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Paul Griffith<pa...@cse.yorku.ca> wrote: >> On 08/15/2012 03:36 PM, Paul Griffith wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Before I start down a path I don't want to go down. Has unable to >>> able to get the Unattened 4.9 to install on a dell Optiplex 9010. It is >>> a fairly new system based on the Q77 Express chipset. I can PXE boot >>> without any issues but it is unable to see the SATA HD. I did change to >>> SATA setup from AHCI to ATA. >>> >>> Any idea before I begin to build a new boot disk. Is Debian 6 the >>> preferred distribution for the most pain free builds ? :) >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Paul >>> >> >> Another update, >> >> I changed the SATA mode to AHCI and started the unattended again, when >> the computer rebooted to the start the text mode installation, it got a >> blue screen of death, which I expected. I then changed the SATA mode >> back to ATA and the Windows text mode installation was able to continue >> installation without any issues. >> >> So the million dollar question is why didn't Linux see the SARA drive in >> ATA mode ? >> >> I guess I could try to get the AHCI drivers working on Windows XP, but I >> don't look forward to working with text mode drivers. >> >> >> Regards, >> Pau2 >> > > > I used to use nlite for slipstreaming text mode drivers, so much > simpler than doing it manually... > > Cheers >
Thanks, That solved my problem. Paul ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ unattended-devel mailing list unattended-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-devel
