Hello Everybody.

This is the first time i'm trying to install Linux (Debian 3.1r4 from DVD) and until now i've faced several problems.

First of all, if i enter linux26on the prompt, my keyboard freezes and i cannot procced in language selection etc.(I have PS2 keyboard).

If i just press enter on the prompt (without linux26) my keyboard works fine but after a while i get the following error "No partitionable media were found".(PS: i'm trying to install Debian on SATA)

After searching for a while in google, i changed SATA in BIOS to PATA, but now i get the message "Cound not mount CD-ROM"

I have a 3.0 GHz P-IV, with a SATA 200GB. The HD has 3 partitions (30GB, 70GB and 70GB), and 20GB unpartitioned space. In the 30GB i have installed winXP, and the other two 70 GB partitions are storage. I want to install Debian in the 20GB partition.

Any suggestions???

Thanx in advance and sorry for the big post.

Install Etch instead. Your hardware is probably too new for Sarge.