<div class="gmail_quote">On Nov 16, 2007 2:53 PM, Gustav Kramer <<a href="mailto:gjk_lists@rogers.com">gjk_lists@rogers.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">On Fri, 2007-11-16 at 13:57 +0100, Dagfinn Stangeland wrote: > On Nov 15, 2007 3:42 PM, Sudev Barar <<a href="mailto:sbarar@gmail.com">sbarar@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > On 15/11/2007, Dagfinn Stangeland < <a href="mailto:jodgipost@gmail.com">jodgipost@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > > > > When I try to install K12LTSP 6 and the EL variant the > anaconda (is it?) > > installer asks for a driver for the optical drive, and won't > continue. > > > > > > Try passing on some additional parameters like noapic at the > boot > time. Some times this works. > -- > Regards, > Sudev Barar > > > Thanks for the reply. > > I tried to type "linux noapic" and "linux noprobe noapic" at boot > time, as you suggested. > The installer still asks for a driver and "Intel PIIX/ICH ATA > controllers (ata-piix)" is present on the list of drivers. > When I choose that driver the installer responds "can't find any > devices for that driver...". > Then back to the driver selection dialog. > > I know little of such boot time parameters, and though I found a list > of such parameters, I'm unable to discern which parameters could be > useful for my problem. > > Obviously, the DVD drive works up to that point in whatever mode that > is. > Is there any way of continuing the installation in that mode? > Could I pull the (unknown) needed driver off the fedora 7 or 8 install > media and use that via an usb memory stick? > > Regards, > Dagfinn Stangeland </div></div>Not really an answer to your question but a possible solution to your problem might be to do a network install by placing the DVD ISO on an NFS share on a second machine and selecting that option instead of local media as the source when you do the install. Just a thought. </blockquote></div> And probably a good thought at that. Problem is; I'm having trouble chewing gum and walking at the same time, so this goes a bit over my head ;) I know what samba share is but would need pointers on how to set up NFS share. If you have the time to walk me through it, I'm all ears...