Installation report

[Charlie Kravetz]

On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:16:27 -0300
Lucio M Nicolosi <lmnicolosi at gmail.com> wrote:

> Charlie Kravetz wrote:
> > 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. 
> >
> >   
> 80 wire cable on a 20 gig HD? I doubt this is the problem.
> 
> These are the specs.:
> 
> IBM DeskStar 40GV
> Mfr P/N: 07N3924
> Formatted Capacity: 20GB
> Interface: 40-pin ATA      <<---

Have you ever seen an 80-pin ATA interface?
I haven't, but I do know what let me use an old 10GB drive with Ubuntu
8.10



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