[SOLVED] Debian 5.0 fail to detect hard disk......

jitendra.sharma · 04-12-2013, 06:54 AM

hi,

In my machine i have windows-7 which is working fine but now i am planing to install debian 5.0 version on my machine It prompt all the installation options But on the hard drive step it shows the error "failed to detect hard drive".
i have core i3 machine with sata hard drive.

if you have any idea please share with me......

thanks,
regard,
jitendra.sharma

goumba · 04-12-2013, 08:06 AM

It's possible Lenny doesn't recognize the SATA controller. Lenny (5.0) is long out of date, give Squeeze (6.0) a try, and post if you still have problems.

cortman · 04-12-2013, 08:07 AM

Some people seem to have had success adding these bootcodes:

Code:

noapic nolapic noreplace-paravirt

Why are you installing Debian 5.0? That's an old and unsupported version. It's your choice, but you should install Debian 6 at minimum.

jitendra.sharma · 04-13-2013, 03:02 AM

Thanks Goumba,Cortman.
It seems like incompatibility issue with my machine.
Now i will plan with latest one.

k3lt01 · 04-13-2013, 03:53 AM

Depending on your skill level with Linux (Debian specifically) may I sugegst you consider Debian Wheezy, which is the next stable release, because it may be released sometime this year and is probably more up to date with your hardware.

goumba · 04-13-2013, 09:11 AM

I second Wheezy. I use it on my desktop and laptop, no issues here, and newer kernel may likely have what you need.