> Somewhere I read an explicit recommendation not to download the latest > images, but that was a few months ago. I don't remember where I read it, > but maybe using a different version of the Etch installer might help. Mine > is also a T43, and the image I used worked.
Hello Folks, BINGO! A little more search revealed the solution! I haven't completed the installation, but got past the problematic issue. And also got a message 'CD-ROM autodetection was successful' For completeness, I'm reproducing the steps here: ------------------------------- 1 - boot: expert BOOT_DEBUG=3 2 - In the shell: nano /etc/modprobe.conf add the line: options libata atapi_enabled=1 save & quit exit from the shell 3 - Continue the installation. After choosing your language and keyboard you can go to the shell (Alt+F2) and verify that you CDROM is there: cat /proc/scsi/scsi ------------------------------- Found this in a bug report: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=345999;msg=75 Regards, Atul T http://the-shaolin.blogspot.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------- Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have! ----------------------------------------------------------