On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 10:10 PM, Abhijith Madhav <abhijithmadhav@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > . I am trying to install fedora 10 on this laptop, > http://www.hclstore.in/hcl_leaptop_k38.html from a DVD drive. > . I get the following on the console after the installation starts. > I'm unable to capture them in their entirety as they scroll off in a > flash. Please note that the below is handwritten. <.....snip....> > ata1: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) > ata1.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xec) > ata1.00: failed to IDENTIFY (I/O error, err_mask=0x4) > <Repeats five more times> > . <....snip...> > " > Unable to find any devices of the type needed for this installation > type. Would you like to manually select your driver or use a driver > disk. > " ____ I can't confirm this works but is worth a try: Check in your BIOS and see whether there is an option to set the SATA mode Selection to AHCI. ~af -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines