Installation via 64bit Dual Core AMD 6000 / SATA HDD/DVD/ - Prob with /dev/cdrom detection

Hello I have been reading a bit about the problem with detecting SATA drives and happen to have the same problem I believe. It boots the kernel ok, but rejects the SATA DVD drive as being present.

I assume with Debian, the first optical drive is: /dev/sr0 with hard drives starting at /dev/sd(a), etc. When I do a "ls /dev/ | more", I get the following that MIGHT be the one:

/dev/discs /dev/scsi /dev/sda ---> /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc /dev/sda1 --> /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 /dev/sda2 --> /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 /dev/sda5 --> /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part5 /dev/sda6 --> /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part6 /dev/sda7 --> /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part7 /dev/sda8 --> /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part8 /dev/sda9 --> /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part9

I can mount a few of them while during the install, but cannot "CD" in to the partitions within...1...9

My BIOS has options to emulate the SATA DEV via the following:

IDE AHCI Linux AHCI

I can also "umount" the disc while in the install mode and thus get an error saying it cannot load the config file, so I know I can access the DVD that way. Re-mounting the DVD allows the installer to work again

Does anyone have any ideas on how to solve this? Is there a specific command I can pass to the kernel using F1 upon start-up or other?

Tim DAP Studios

installer kernel

This is an installer kernel problem, and we are waiting for Debian Lenny to go into freeze before we can have a lenny based 64 Studio testing.

Roger that

OK...so I shall remain still and just wait for further updates to the installer kernel. Not a problem.

I have never used Debian nor Gentoo, but only Mandriva 64 and was wondering, since I know my way around Mandriva and the kernel 100 percent, if it was possible to install Studio64 by itself (the individual programs) onto another distro. I know how to compile and solve deps with reference to compatibility issues, but don't know if the packages are the slightest bit compatible with Mandriva

Thanks

Tim

Kernel info

If possible, can I obtain the kernel/source code for the soon to be updated installer by chance? I am compiling a new kernel for Mandriva (2.6.26) and wish to experiment by including some kernel hacks in there....if possible.

Thanks

Tim

SATA drive

See the experiment by Locar to get his system going...

http://www.64studio.com/node/661