Topic: Urgent server installation

[yaseenkriel]

hi

purchased a new server with an intel motherboard and had the "probing PCI hardware" issue. i found the solution by adding pci=nommconf when i start the installation and it starts but i cannot get passed the point where it asks for a driver for the cd rom. anyone know of a way to get sme installed? this server needs to be delivered monday!

[okepc]

Insert a pci ide card and connect a standard  ide cdrom drive.
That should do the trick.
If you have a ide harddisk on that same controller you have to put that on the pci ide card as well.

Cards from promise , highpoint and silicon image i can confirm they work.

The problem is that the kernel doesn't have a driver for your ide controller.(Is it a jmicron controller?)

regards

Dirk

[mmccarn]

Perhaps this: http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=37019.msg179724#msg179724

[yaseenkriel]

thanx for the info was gonna do the usb install but needed a bigger drive. will let u guys know if how it goes!

[yaseenkriel]

followed these instructions and sme is installed, next will be to modify grub to make the changes permanent.

http://www.blindedbytech.com/2006/11/10/how-to-install-fedora-core-6-on-intel-dg965ss-motherboard/

thanx for the advice!