Installation report

[Charlie Kravetz]

On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:48:01 -0700
Deborah <miles.deborah at gmail.com> wrote:

> Package: installation-reports
> 
> Boot method: CD
> Image version: http://ubuntu.cs.utah.edu/releases/intrepid/ 
> ubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386.iso
> Date: Several times around Feb 11 '09 to Feb 17 '09
> 
> Machine: A beige-colored tower.  A logo on the front says 'Sunpower  
> Computing'
> Processor: Pentium3 1Ghz
> Memory: 512 MB
> Partitions: A single, empty, UNIX-format partition.  If I remember  
> correctly, we named it 'Linux.'  Either that or 'Ubuntu.'
> 
> Output of lspci -nn and lspci -vnn: (No idea what that is.)
> 
> Base System Installation Checklist:
> [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
> 
> Initial boot:           [O]
> Detect network card:    [ ]
> Configure network:      [ ]
> Detect CD:              [O]
> Load installer modules: [ ]
> Detect hard drives:     [E]
> Partition hard drives:  [ ]
> Install base system:    [ ]
> Clock/timezone setup:   [ ]
> User/password setup:    [ ]
> Install tasks:          [ ]
> Install boot loader:    [ ]
> Overall install:        [E]
> 
> Comments/Problems: When it gets to step 4 of 7, the partitioner, it  
> brings up a list of devices, which is blank.
> 
> We bought a used computer, with the hard drive completely wiped.  We  
> tried giving it a blank partition, in case the installer needed one,  
> even making it UNIX format because it sounded like it had the best  
> chance of working, and working well, with a *nix system.  The hard  
> drive is set as the master, and is detected by the BIOS and
> something called Ultimate Boot CD.  It is a 20 gig IBM 'DeskStar'
> Hard Drive. The computer boots from the CD without a problem.  CD
> test found no problems.  I've been looking through the installation
> guide for answers with no luck yet.

Check the IDE drive cables. If the cables used to connect the drive to
the motherboard are not 80-wire cables connected correctly (long end to
motherboard), 8.10 has issues seeing the hard drive. 

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Charlie Kravetz 
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