[TAG] Debian Installation

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Neil Youngman (ny at youngman.org.uk):

[You tried to install a Debian 3.1 "sarge" netinst for SiI3112 support.]

> The default install hung, so I went for the "expert" install and got an 
> installation on the SATA disk. It's definitely there, I can see it, but I 
> can't boot from it. 
[...] 
> Is there a simple way around this? 

Yes.  At the boot prompt, instead of the default boot stanza, pick the 
2.6 kernel one, which is still non-default as of the "sarge" release.  
(Hit Tab to see what's available.)

There is _some_ support for Silicon Image 3112 in 2.4 kernels, depending
on specific version, but other commentators are correct that 2.6
coverage is a lot better.   The guy I shave has spent the last several 
years documenting this situation:  http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Hardware/sata.html

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