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   Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 00:25:08 +0100   
   From: Niklaus Kuehnis    
   Subject: installation of dapper/edgy freezing   
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   Hi,   
      
   A friend of mine tried to install ubuntu 6.06 and 6.10    
   (alternate-install cds) on a brand-new Siemens Scaleo P, Pentium D    
   2.8 GHz, mainboard ASUS P5SD2-FM, SATA harddisk Seagate ST3250824AS.    
   The machine, including the harddisk, works fine with Windows XP.   
      
   Installation of ubuntu 6.06 exits with a bluescreen after "trying to    
   detect drives and other hardware". Installation of ubuntu 6.10 stops    
   when trying to detect drives and hardware with the error message that    
   there was "no hard disk".   
      
   The hard disk, with Windows XP installed, cannot be mounted from a    
   terminal. Apparently the harddisk cannot be found.   
      
   My questions:   
   - Are SATA buses and harddisks usually supported by ubuntu 6.06 and    
   6.10?   
   - Could the problem be solved by manually loading a SATA kernel    
   module?   
   - If so, is it possible to load the kernel module during the    
   installation (e.g. switching to console in a live cd install)? Are    
   the kernel modules available from the installer cds or would an    
   internet connection be needed?   
   - How can I find out what kernel module I need to load, i.e. its    
   name?   
   - Could the problem in theory be solved by using an installer with a    
   very recent kernel (which, AFAIK, doesn't exist for ubuntu    
   6.06/6.10)?   
      
   Any help would be greatly appreciated.   
      
   (crosspost and f'up 2 a.o.l.u)   
      
   Niklaus   
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