Hi all!

I bought a new computer with the following components:
Intel Desktop Board DG965WH
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.40 GHz (6600)
ASUS DVD Recorder/DVD optical drive
etc

I am trying to install Debian Etch but the installer does not recognize the DVD ROM drive and offers the opportunity to add a driver from floppy. I have not been able to find the right thing. From a search in Google, I would imagine that the problem is the SATA controller controller of the Intel board, which has three modes of operation:

* IDE mode - no AHCI, no RAID
* SATA mode (sometimes called AHCI mode) - AHCI enabled, no RAID
* RAID mode - AHCI enabled, RAID enabled

I have tried all three modes with no success. I am a bit surprise because I bought this particular combination because, among other things, of reports in the internet that the board worked more or less out of the box with linux...

I would appreciate any ideas on where to look for solutions.

Thanks, Peter :-}


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Peter Robinson wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> I bought a new computer with the following components:
> Intel Desktop Board DG965WH
> Intel Core 2 Duo 2.40 GHz (6600)
> ASUS DVD Recorder/DVD optical drive
> etc
>
> I am trying to install Debian Etch but the installer does not recognize the DVD ROM drive and offers the opportunity to add a driver from floppy. I have not been able to find the right thing. From a search in Google, I would imagine that the problem is the SATA controller controller of the Intel board, which has three modes of operation:
>
> * IDE mode - no AHCI, no RAID
> * SATA mode (sometimes called AHCI mode) - AHCI enabled, no RAID
> * RAID mode - AHCI enabled, RAID enabled
>
> I have tried all three modes with no success. I am a bit surprise because I bought this particular combination because, among other things, of reports in the internet that the board worked more or less out of the box with linux...
>
> I would appreciate any ideas on where to look for solutions.
>

Hi Peter,

That's a bummer. I have no solution other than trying different hw. Do
you have another spare CD drive that you can try with that board?

That would not get you very far though, because the hdd is not
recognized either?

What does Knoppix offer? Does that boot?

Hugo


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On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 06:45:41AM -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> Peter Robinson wrote:
> >Hi all!
> >
> >I bought a new computer with the following components:
> >Intel Desktop Board DG965WH
> >Intel Core 2 Duo 2.40 GHz (6600)
> >ASUS DVD Recorder/DVD optical drive
> >etc
> >
> >I am trying to install Debian Etch but the installer does not recognize
> >the DVD ROM drive and offers the opportunity to add a driver from floppy.
> >I have not been able to find the right thing. From a search in Google, I
> >would imagine that the problem is the SATA controller controller of the
> >Intel board, which has three modes of operation:
> >
> > * IDE mode - no AHCI, no RAID
> > * SATA mode (sometimes called AHCI mode) - AHCI enabled, no RAID
> > * RAID mode - AHCI enabled, RAID enabled
> >
> >I have tried all three modes with no success. I am a bit surprise because
> >I bought this particular combination because, among other things, of
> >reports in the internet that the board worked more or less out of the box
> >with linux...
> >
> >I would appreciate any ideas on where to look for solutions.
> >

Hi Peter,

Does your DVD drive is connected as IDE or SATA?
You may have it under /dev/scd0 with that kind of hardware.

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On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 02:17:33PM +0000, Thias wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 06:45:41AM -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> > Peter Robinson wrote:
> > >Hi all!
> > >
> > >I bought a new computer with the following components:
> > >Intel Desktop Board DG965WH
> > >Intel Core 2 Duo 2.40 GHz (6600)
> > >ASUS DVD Recorder/DVD optical drive
> > >etc
> > >
> > >I am trying to install Debian Etch but the installer does not recognize
> > >the DVD ROM drive and offers the opportunity to add a driver from floppy.
> > >I have not been able to find the right thing. From a search in Google, I
> > >would imagine that the problem is the SATA controller controller of the
> > >Intel board, which has three modes of operation:
> > >
> > > * IDE mode - no AHCI, no RAID
> > > * SATA mode (sometimes called AHCI mode) - AHCI enabled, no RAID
> > > * RAID mode - AHCI enabled, RAID enabled
> > >
> > >I have tried all three modes with no success. I am a bit surprise because
> > >I bought this particular combination because, among other things, of
> > >reports in the internet that the board worked more or less out of the box
> > >with linux...
> > >
> > >I would appreciate any ideas on where to look for solutions.
> > >
>
> Hi Peter,
>
> Does your DVD drive is connected as IDE or SATA?
> You may have it under /dev/scd0 with that kind of hardware.
>


It is connected as SATA. There is no entry in /dev/ that seems promising (/dev/scd0 is not present). It seems funny that the installer CD is able to get that far but then is no longer able to read itself...

I have seen that Ubuntu can be booted via USB stick in order to get a working system running. I believe something similar is possible for Debian although I have never tried it. Does that seem promising?

thanks, Peter


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On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 04:22:07PM +0200, Peter Robinson wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 02:17:33PM +0000, Thias wrote:
> > On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 06:45:41AM -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> > > Peter Robinson wrote:
> > > >Hi all!
> > > >
> > > >I bought a new computer with the following components:
> > > >Intel Desktop Board DG965WH
> > > >Intel Core 2 Duo 2.40 GHz (6600)
> > > >ASUS DVD Recorder/DVD optical drive
> > > >etc
> > > >
> > > >I am trying to install Debian Etch but the installer does not recognize
> > > >the DVD ROM drive and offers the opportunity to add a driver from floppy.
> > > >I have not been able to find the right thing. From a search in Google, I
> > > >would imagine that the problem is the SATA controller controller of the
> > > >Intel board, which has three modes of operation:
> > > >
> > > > * IDE mode - no AHCI, no RAID
> > > > * SATA mode (sometimes called AHCI mode) - AHCI enabled, no RAID
> > > > * RAID mode - AHCI enabled, RAID enabled
> > > >
> > > >I have tried all three modes with no success. I am a bit surprise because
> > > >I bought this particular combination because, among other things, of
> > > >reports in the internet that the board worked more or less out of the box
> > > >with linux...
> > > >
> > > >I would appreciate any ideas on where to look for solutions.
> > > >
> >
> > Hi Peter,
> >
> > Does your DVD drive is connected as IDE or SATA?
> > You may have it under /dev/scd0 with that kind of hardware.
> >
>
>
> It is connected as SATA. There is no entry in /dev/ that seems promising (/dev/scd0 is not present). It seems funny that the installer CD is able to get that far but then is no longer able to read itself...
>
> I have seen that Ubuntu can be booted via USB stick in order to get a working system running. I believe something similar is possible for Debian although I have never tried it. Does that seem promising?
>
> thanks, Peter

Have you tried with some live CD as Knoppix, or the debian/testing
installer?
It might be interesting to see how Knoppix handles the device...

You may try a different setting in your SATA configuration, at least
during the installation. You may have something else than AHCI, and be
careful on how your sata DVD drive is plugged (master/slave/...)

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On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 16:22:07 +0200
Peter.Robinson@t-online.de (Peter Robinson) wrote:

> On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 02:17:33PM +0000, Thias wrote:
> > On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 06:45:41AM -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> > > Peter Robinson wrote:
> > > >Hi all!
> > > >
> > > >I bought a new computer with the following components:
> > > >Intel Desktop Board DG965WH
> > > >Intel Core 2 Duo 2.40 GHz (6600)
> > > >ASUS DVD Recorder/DVD optical drive
>
>
> It is connected as SATA. There is no entry in /dev/ that seems
> promising (/dev/scd0 is not present). It seems funny that the
> installer CD is able to get that far but then is no longer able to
> read itself...



What MODEL is the DVD drive? - Linux in general should not have
trouble with DVD drives READ or RW. The Intel MB is also one of THE
most compatible boards. I run basically the same board with an Intel
Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHZ and an LG DVD player.


Cheers

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On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 12:51:00PM -0400, Frank McCormick wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 16:22:07 +0200
> Peter.Robinson@t-online.de (Peter Robinson) wrote:
>
> > On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 02:17:33PM +0000, Thias wrote:
> > > On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 06:45:41AM -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> > > > Peter Robinson wrote:
> > > > >Hi all!
> > > > >
> > > > >I bought a new computer with the following components:
> > > > >Intel Desktop Board DG965WH
> > > > >Intel Core 2 Duo 2.40 GHz (6600)
> > > > >ASUS DVD Recorder/DVD optical drive
> >
> >
> > It is connected as SATA. There is no entry in /dev/ that seems
> > promising (/dev/scd0 is not present). It seems funny that the
> > installer CD is able to get that far but then is no longer able to
> > read itself...
>
>
>
> What MODEL is the DVD drive? - Linux in general should not have
> trouble with DVD drives READ or RW. The Intel MB is also one of THE
> most compatible boards. I run basically the same board with an Intel
> Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHZ and an LG DVD player.
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Frank

Thanks. I have a DRW-1814BLT from ASUS, which is a SATA connection. It is a DVD reader/recorder.

For what it's worth I have just tried to install from the first CD of the Testing dist (assembled by Jigdo), although I now got a rather long list of CDROM drivers, none of them did the trick.


Thanks, Peter


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On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 19:46:23 +0200
Peter.Robinson@t-online.de (Peter Robinson) wrote:

> > > > > >I bought a new computer with the following components:
> > > > > >Intel Desktop Board DG965WH
> > > > > >Intel Core 2 Duo 2.40 GHz (6600)
> > > > > >ASUS DVD Recorder/DVD optical drive
> > >
> > >
> > > It is connected as SATA. There is no entry in /dev/ that seems
> > > promising (/dev/scd0 is not present). It seems funny that the
> > > installer CD is able to get that far but then is no longer able to
> > > read itself...
> >
> >
> >
> > What MODEL is the DVD drive? - Linux in general should not have
> > trouble with DVD drives READ or RW. The Intel MB is also one of THE
> > most compatible boards. I run basically the same board with an Intel
> > Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHZ and an LG DVD player.
>
> Thanks. I have a DRW-1814BLT from ASUS, which is a SATA connection.
> It is a DVD reader/recorder.
>
> For what it's worth I have just tried to install from the first CD of
> the Testing dist (assembled by Jigdo), although I now got a rather
> long list of CDROM drivers, none of them did the trick.


From a quick Google search I found some Linuxers running the
drive...so it would seem selecting the proper SATA setup in the Bios is
the key. Did your MB come setup in the computer?


Cheers

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On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 03:22:19PM -0400, Frank McCormick wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 19:46:23 +0200
> Peter.Robinson@t-online.de (Peter Robinson) wrote:
>
> > > > > > >I bought a new computer with the following components:
> > > > > > >Intel Desktop Board DG965WH
> > > > > > >Intel Core 2 Duo 2.40 GHz (6600)
> > > > > > >ASUS DVD Recorder/DVD optical drive
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > It is connected as SATA. There is no entry in /dev/ that seems
> > > > promising (/dev/scd0 is not present). It seems funny that the
> > > > installer CD is able to get that far but then is no longer able to
> > > > read itself...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > What MODEL is the DVD drive? - Linux in general should not have
> > > trouble with DVD drives READ or RW. The Intel MB is also one of THE
> > > most compatible boards. I run basically the same board with an Intel
> > > Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHZ and an LG DVD player.
> >
> > Thanks. I have a DRW-1814BLT from ASUS, which is a SATA connection.
> > It is a DVD reader/recorder.
> >
> > For what it's worth I have just tried to install from the first CD of
> > the Testing dist (assembled by Jigdo), although I now got a rather
> > long list of CDROM drivers, none of them did the trick.
>
>
> From a quick Google search I found some Linuxers running the
> drive...so it would seem selecting the proper SATA setup in the Bios is
> the key. Did your MB come setup in the computer?
>
>


Yeah, I actually googled first before deciding to buy these components. I bought the components from a company here that assembled the parts, "tested everything with Windows XP", and then thankfully were nice enough to remove that software from my computer. So for better or worse I take it that the hardware works and that there is a setup problem. As I say, I tried the three options to set up SATA, being *IDE mode - no AHCI, no RAID, * SATA mode (sometimes called AHCI mode) - AHCI enabled, no RAID and * RAID mode - AHCI enabled, RAID enabled.


There didnt appear to be much else to do in the BIOS settings, but I am no big expert.

thanks Peter


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On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 22:02:44 +0200
Peter.Robinson@t-online.de (Peter Robinson) wrote:

> On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 03:22:19PM -0400, Frank McCormick wrote:
> > On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 19:46:23 +0200
> > Peter.Robinson@t-online.de (Peter Robinson) wrote:
> >
> > > > > > > >I bought a new computer with the following components:
> > > > > > > >Intel Desktop Board DG965WH
> > > > > > > >Intel Core 2 Duo 2.40 GHz (6600)
> > > > > > > >ASUS DVD Recorder/DVD optical drive
> >
> > From a quick Google search I found some Linuxers running the
> > drive...so it would seem selecting the proper SATA setup in the
> > Bios is the key. Did your MB come setup in the computer?
> >
> >
>
>
> Yeah, I actually googled first before deciding to buy these
> components. I bought the components from a company here that
> assembled the parts, "tested everything with Windows XP", and then
> thankfully were nice enough to remove that software from my computer.
> So for better or worse I take it that the hardware works and that

The thing I would suggest at this point is to get in touch with
customer support at Asus - they may have a solution or put you on the
right track anyway. I don't run anything needing SATA so I am almost as
much in the dark as you are

Cheers

Frank

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