F7T3: Unable to Find Correct Driver for "local CDROM" Install

[Gerry Tool]

On 4/17/07, Browder, Tom <Tom.Browder at fwb.srs.com> wrote:
>
> I'm trying to install F7T3 on my Linux box and when I get to the part
> where the menu says:
>
>   Install from:
>     local CDROM
>
> I select it and then get into a driver selection list which I have no
> real clue as to what to pick. (I have a LITE ON DVD RW.)
>
> I methodically stepped through the list (still working) and nothing so
> far seems to work (I just got a segv failure for the last driver).
>
> I don't understand how the system can boot from the DVD and then not be
> able to read it again.  On the other hand, maybe there is something else
> it is looking for: driver for what?
>
> I need a clue as to how to proceed (I tried dhcp and couldn't get that
> to work either).


The driver it is trying to get you to select is for the parallel ATA devices
on your motherboard.  In my case, I have a board with an
AMD processor, so the driver that works is pata_amd.  This is a result of
switching from IDE support to libata support for drives.

Gerry
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