Debian hangs at pre-install screen
 

When I boot from a CD and press enter at the "boot:" prompt, at the next screen, where the kernel is looking for my computer's hard drives, the screen hangs at this message:

ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14

I have no clue why the install is hanging. Does anybody have an idea how to fix this problem? Thanks in advance.

Check your BIOS settings, make sure it boots from the cd first, then read these
postings from google:

http://www.google.com/linux?q=%22ide...utf-8&oe=utf-8

Ok, I set my BIOS so that it boots from the cd, then floppy, then the hard drive. I still get the same problem.

If it helps, im trying to install this on a SATA drive. I have two SATA drives in my computer, and i'm planning to dual boot.

at the prompt, press the Fn keys for help or different kernels, see if there is kernel for this type of hd.

google for debian installation on sata drives.

Will do. Thanks anway.