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

[Tom Haddon]

On Fri, 2008-12-19 at 17:38 -0800, jim wrote:
> 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. 

I take it you've verified you have a good burn of the CD?

You may want to look at:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick

Alternatively, you may want to try the alternate install CD:

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#alternate

Cheers, Tom


> 
> 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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