On Thu, 2005-10-20 at 08:12 -0700, Basajaun wrote: > marc wrote: > > > Hi, > > > [snip] > > [snip] > [snip] > > [snip] > [snip] > > 1) Debian can not be installed on a SATA HD from scratch with a 2.6 > kernel. Rather, one has to install with kernel 2.4, _then_ upgrade the > kernel. This is so because, under 2.6, SATA is seen as SCSI, and > somehow this makes the install program not see the IDE CD drive it is > being installed from.
Sure it can. I just did it a couple of weeks ago. Note that I did it using the latest Etch daily netinst ISO build, not Sarge. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. "Basically, I got on the plane with a bomb. Basically, I tried to ignite it. Basically, yeah, I intended to damage the plane." RICHARD REID, tried to blow up American Airlines Flight 63 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]