On Wed, 2007-09-26 at 17:40 +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:10:05 +0200
> "antonio montagnani" <antonio.montagnani@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I want to install F7 (actually I want to rescue a system on USB
> > disk).on my new Acer Apire 5720, but when I insert the DVD I get the
> > request for some driver connected to SATA, I suppose.
> >
> > On my system I find (from Windows) the following hardware:
> >
> > Intel 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI controller
> > Intel ICH8M Ultra ATA Storage Controllers -2850
>
> For AHCI mode ahci.c
> For legacy mode you need an updated install image for the ICH8M
If your BIOS has a setting for "compatibility mode" for your IDE/ATAPI
controller, try setting that. If it works, after you get the latest
kernels, you can try to set it back.
--
Matthew Saltzman
Clemson University Math Sciences
mjs AT clemson DOT edu
http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs
