[sf-lug] ubuntu server 8.04 doesn't seem to see IDE drives

[jim]

looks like ubuntu server 8.04 doesn't have a CDROM 
driver that knoppix 3.4 has. how to identify the 
correct cdrom driver and integrate it in the install 
process on a machine that uses CDs and DVDs and 
no floppy? i guess a USB stick might work. 

MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-840S is the installed DVD/CD-ROM 
burner device. 


On Fri, 2008-12-19 at 17:02 -0800, jim wrote:
> i should note that i put a knoppix 3.4 CD in the 
> machine's DVD/CD-ROM drive and got the expected 
> knoppix GUI. i invoked a terminal window and used 
> shell command such as fdisk and mke2fs and mount and 
> df and ls and so forth just fine. 
> 
>    so how come the ubuntu server 8.04 CD doesn't 
> also work just fine? 
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2008-12-19 at 16:36 -0800, jim wrote:
> > i've got a supermicro with a motherboard that's got 
> > two 250GB IDE drives. i'm trying to install ubuntu 
> > server 8.04 from the inboard CD-ROM/DVD RW drive. 
> > the installation program starts off okay until it 
> > complains about not finding a common CD-ROM drive. 
> > 
> > i drop to a shell, ls /dev and hey! no /hd{a,b...}. 
> > 
> > is there a trick or fix? 
> > jim 
> > 
> > 
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