On Sun, Nov 27, 2005 at 10:30:12PM -0800, wolftales wrote: > Package: installation-reports > > Boot method: Minimal CD ISO > > Image version: 27 NOV 05 > http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/etch_d-i/amd64/beta1/debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso > > Date: 9:30 PST 27 Nov 05 > > Machine: Custom PC with ASUS K8N-DL MB and ATI Radeon X800XL PCIE Video > card using a Seagate 80 Gb SATA attached drive dedicated for Linux using > USB (zboard) keyboard and (ms) mouse. The CD/DVD-ROM drive is SATA > attached. > Processor: 2x840 AMD Opteron > Memory: 2 Gb > Partitions: <df -Tl will do; the raw partition table is preferred> > > Output of lspci and lspci -n: > > Base System Installation Checklist: > [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it > > Initial boot worked: [E] > Configure network HW: [ ] > Config network: [ ] > Detect CD: [ ] > Load installer modules: [ ] > Detect hard drives: [ ] > Partition hard drives: [ ] > Create file systems: [ ] > Mount partitions: [ ] > Install base system: [ ] > Install boot loader: [ ] > Reboot: [ ] > > Comments/Problems: > > I have a computer built with a Asus K8N-DL motherboard with two AMD > Opteron 840 cpu's. Trying to install Linux on this system has failed > previously with similar problems, issues with the nVidia chipset, > CK804. The install hangs while loading the sata_nv module and stays > there for as long as I let it. I have tried Fedora Core 4 and had > confirmation of similar problems with this module. > > Additionially, I have both a USB keyboard and mouse now and the USB > keyboard would not work with the etch-1 beta. It is a zBoard USB > keyboard. When I plugged a standard PS/2 keyboard into the system, I was > able to proceed. > > Since this is more an exercise in trying out etch beta-1, I checked the > ASUS page for any BIOS updates and found one, 1007. I flashed the bios > and tried again. > > After upgrading the BIOS from 1004 to 1007: > > The system booted as before, however, this time the USB keyboard worked > as expected. So I didn't need to pull out the PS/2 keyboard. > > The system passed the sata_nv module quickly instead of hanging. I was > getting pretty excited. > > I have a SATA attached cdrom drive and the installer could not find or > access the cdrom drive after the initial syslinux boot access of this > drive, which worked fine during the very initial boot. > > I have a Plextor PX-712A which is attached to the nVidia SATA port.
Ehm, PX-712SA I assume you meant. Linux does not yet support SATA ATAPI devices, so no SATA cdrom/dvd yet. Work is being done on it, but it isn't done yet as far as I can tell. > Linux has never been setup on this current configuration, so I can not > say this has worked previously. When I upgraded the hardware to what it > is now was the last time I had Linux on my desktop. I have been using > Cygwin under windows on this computer and XDMCP for my linux desktop. Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
