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    Trouble installing on a T61

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Tailic, Jul 14, 2007.

  1. Tailic

    Tailic Notebook Deity

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    I just tried to install Ubuntu 7.04 and after trying both live and alternate it would hang when scanning for my ATA drive and then saying the port failed to install. I did happen to get further under the alternate but it would stop and ask me for a driver for my ata drive.

    If this was a desktop I would probably try reconnecting the drive or try another port but this is a notebook so I there isn't anything I can think of.

    The factory install of Vista works fine.
     
    Tailic, Jul 14, 2007
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    Tailic Notebook Deity

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    Found the problem on thinkwiki, it seems like it doesn't like SATA on AHCI. It's crazy how linux is so finicky about settings.

    It seems that AHCI is a setting that only Vista and kernel 2.6.19 can use. What kernel version does feisty use by default?
     
    Tailic, Jul 14, 2007
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  3. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Feisty's default kernel is like, 2.6.17 I think. Might be 15. I do know that it's got 2.6.20 currently, though. You might try the preview releases of Gutsy Gibbon, which should have 2.6.20 or higher in by default.
     
    Pitabred, Jul 15, 2007
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  4. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    Feisty's default kernel is 2.6.15 as Pitabred speculated.
     
    Bog, Jul 15, 2007
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    "Default kernel" is an ambiguous term.

    I've installed Feisty at the end of May. The install disk I have has the following kernel on it:

    2.6.20-15-generic (root@palmer) #2 SMP Sun Apr 15 07:36:31 UTC 2007
    2k6!

    The kernel I'm running now is:

    2.6.20-16-generic #2 SMP Thu Jun 7 20:19:32 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
     
    lemur, Jul 15, 2007
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