Re: Debian Install Help

[Chad Fendt <eldon_perry@yahoo.com>]

That was exactly what the problem was.
Thanks,
Chad

--- Jeff Licquia <jeff@licquia.org> wrote:
> On Sun, 2003-09-21 at 17:43, Chad Fendt wrote:
> > So I'm trying to move from redhat to debian and 
> > I've run into a problem. Debian can't seem to 
> > find my hard drive.  I have an Asus A7V133 which 
> > has an onboard Raid controller.  Google said that
> > the apparent work around for this is to use the 
> > idepci installation kernel.  I think there are
> > 2 ways of doing this:
> > 
> > 1: boot from cds and at prompt type - linux idepci
> > 2: boot rescue and root idepci floppies and
> continue
> > the installation.
> > 
> > Neither of these methods allow the installer to 
> > find my hard drives.  I am sure that the idepci
> > kernel is being loaded, but still no HD detection
> > Are there modules I should be loading,
> > or am I doing something wrong? any ideas?
> 
> Your RAID controller may be too new.  Debian 3.0
> installs with a 2.2
> kernel by default, and the hardware support in 2.2
> is quite old.
> 
> Debian does provide kernel 2.4 boot floppies; look
> for the "bf2.4" boot
> floppies.  You might have better luck with that.  If
> you have a full
> official CD set, try booting from CD 5.
> -- 
> Jeff Licquia <jeff@licquia.org>
> 
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