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

[jim]

looks like i've got a few possible routes: 
* alternative install, gotta download and burn 
* usbstick, gotta relearn how to make it bootable 
* pull a drive into a box that'll take the install 
without barfing, then install, then restore the 
drive to its home and hope networking works. 


On Fri, 2008-12-19 at 18:45 -0800, Tom Haddon wrote:
> 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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