Ubuntu 6.06 Installation Trouble - Hard Drive

[Nathan Hould]

Hello,

I just found this handy format maybe this will make the issue more clear.

Package: installation-reports

Boot method: DVD drive included with Ubuntu Unleashed by Andrew Hudson and
Paul Hudson
Image version: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Date: 3/25/7
Machine: AS Rock 775 Dual Vista Motherboard
Processor: Pentium D 945 3.4 GHz
Memory: 1GB DDR
Partitions: none

Output of lspci and lspci -n: did not try

Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot worked:    [O]
Configure network HW:   [O]
Config network:         [O]
Detect CD:              [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives:     [E]
Partition hard drives:  [ ]
Create file systems:    [ ]
Mount partitions:       [ ]
Install base system:    [ ]
Install boot loader:    [ ]
Reboot:                 [ ]

Comments/Problems: see below

- Nathan
On 3/25/07, Nathan Hould <nhould at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to install Ubuntu 6.06 on a home office computer and am new to
> the Linux computing world. The computer is new and currently has no OS on
> it. I was able to run the LiveCD and use the Ubuntu GUI to launch the
> installer but at the step - after I enter the computer name and password
> - labeled "Select a disk" the partitioner is started up successfully but the
> software will not find the hard drive. I have let this run for as long as
> 1.5 hours but no changes occur. I looked on the compatibility of hardware
> list and I could not find any issues with the hard drive that I am using.
> After I quit the installation and exit ubuntu during the process everything
> appears ok except for the process of "Stopping Raid Monitoring Service"
> which displays "failed" whereas during the Ubuntu startup it displays
> "Starting Raid Monitoring Service" and "ok".
>
>  Western Digital
> Cavalier SE
> 250 GB , 300MB/s , 8 MB cache, 7200 rpm
> Model: WD2500JS
>
> In order to check the status of the drive I launched the BIOS setup
> utility and under Advanced>IDE Configuration
>
> OnBoard IDE Contoller [Enabled]
> SATA Operation Mode [non-RAID]
>
> SATA1 [Hard Disk]
>
> After selecting this hard disk the following specs appear.
>
> Device :Hard Disk
> Vendor : WDC WD2500JS-60NCB1
> Size : 250.0 GB
> LBA Mode : Supported
> Block Mode : 16 Sectors
> PIO Mode : 4
> Async DMA : MultiWord DMA-2
> Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-5
> S.M.A.R.T. : Supported
>
> LBA/Large Mode [Auto]
> Block (Multi-Sector Tranfer) [Auto]
> PIO Mode [ Auto]
> DMA Mode [Auto]
> S.M.A.R.T. [Disabled]
> 32Bit Data Transfer [Disabled]
>
> I am not sure if this information is helpful but I considered that it was
> possible that the issue resulted because the SATA operation mode was set to
> non-raid.
>
> I would greatly appreciate it if you could help me understand why this
> problem is occurring. Thanks.
>
> - Nathan
>
>
>
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