to sata or not to sata (etch dvd install)

On Sat, Nov 24, 2007 at 02:52:52PM +0100, baldyeti wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I haven't built a computer in over 3 years.
> I seem to remember people mentioning difficulties
> installing etch (or was it sarge?) from a sata dvdrom.
> Is there a reason to stick to IDE(PATA) for the
> cd/dvd unit or can i safely go for an all sata
> (HD&DVD) setup?
>
I had the *opposite* problem.

The motherboard was nearly all SATA with a 'legacy' JMicron PATA
interface. The Linux kernels available at the time (September last
year) didn't support the JMicron PATA interface so although I could
boot from a CD the installers couldn't read the CD.

I overcame the problem by buying a SATA CD drive.

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Chris Green

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>
> Besides trying alternative debian-based distros like
> mepis or kanotix, is there a more official way of
> installing stable whilst using a more recent kernel
> in case this is needed for HW support?

http://kmuto.jp/debian/d-i/

Not really official, but the guy who makes these images is a long time
DD.

J.
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