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starandes

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March 19th, 2008 00:00

Linux installation on DELL Vostro 400 Desktop

Hi,
 
I have DELL Vostro 400 Desktop (Core2 Duo E8500, 4 GB RAM)

I'm trying to install Linux on it, but installation process
stops after saying the message "Loading ata_piix driver ...".

My Hard Disk is SATA and I tried Fedora 8 and CentOS 5.1.
But the same message appears and installation fails.

I tried many options such as "all-generic-ide", "noapic", "irqpoll", ...
but the problem is still not solved.
 
Could anyone help me to solve this problem?

Thanks
starandes

 

PETER345

5.8K Posts

March 19th, 2008 14:00

Does that machine have RAID/ATA options?  I could never get Linux to load when in the ATA mode on my D9200.  RAID/AHCI mode always worked fine.  I never understood why because ATA mode is supposed to be the "compatible" one.

 

Peter 

starandes

2 Posts

March 21st, 2008 06:00

Hi,

Thanks for your response, Peter.

My VOSTRO 400 has IDE/RAID option,

"BIOS Menu -> Integrated Peripherals -> SATA Mode -> IDE/RAID"

in its bios settings(the default setting is "IDE").  I tried "RAID" but the
system doesn't work fine for me, saying "no raid disk found" or something...
Anyway, installation process failed in both IDE and RAID mode.

Further suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

starandes

 

PETER345

5.8K Posts

March 21st, 2008 14:00

Sorry, I'm out of ideas.

 

Peter 

yschoo1

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April 23rd, 2008 22:00

Your machine has enough power to let you try Ubuntu 8.04 beta to be installed right into the Window (either XP or Vista) with minimum loss of performance.  I installed Ubuntu 8.04 beta right into the Window Vista Primium  on my new Inspiron 510, Q6600 quad core PC with amazing result.  I even had "compiz Fusion" activated and it is much better than Aero.  Installation is a breeze with Wubi.  Try it.  I'm sure you would like it. 

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