> >>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. > > > > > > > Yesterday I installed debian sarge with a netinst cd (from a ide dvdrom) > on a sata disk (using the expert26 option, if it matters). The sata disk > was recognized with no additional effort. > >
I second that. I installed today onto a SATA disk. The issue you may have is installing through some unsupported controller. The 2.4 install kernel does support some sata devices. Sorry to hear about the problems -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
