[Bug 57502] Re: JMicron PATA/SATA Controller does not work

[sargosis]

Reply to RaphaelM above:

I don't pretend to be an expert, but i've got a very similar system to
yours (P5B, Core 2 Duo, SATA HDD, and DVD player in the IDE) and i also
had the installation stop on the "Uncompressing Linux...OK Booting the
Kernel" screen. I did find some interesting things while i was first
booting up my system...

first off, it's probably freezing there because you're not using the
64-bit version of the install CD. I completely spaced on the fact that
the C2D is 64-bit, so using a 32-bit OS on the CD was making things
weird. Seccondly, the mobo itself doesn't like extra USB connections. I
tried hooking up my case and the damn thing wouldn't start unless i
unplugged those usb ports. It's possible that if you are using an
extended port that it doesn't want to recognize it.

Hopefully this helps a bit.

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JMicron PATA/SATA Controller does not work
https://launchpad.net/bugs/57502