[tlinux-users 00289] Re: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation on Toshiba Satellite X200-23G

[Rex Buddenberg]

I've had similar problems with Red Hat (Fedora).  On varying machines too.

First, is it hard disks that are not being found or the CD (DVD)? 

The problems I've found (intermittently) have to do with finding the 
installation DVD -- the machine will boot the DVD and then 'forget' that 
its there and declare inability to find the installation medium.  It's 
an intermittent problem -- reboot, start over, and after a couple times 
it will 'catch'.  No idea why... 

I have not experienced problems with inability to find the destination 
hard drive though.

I'd suggest pulling a different OS and see if you get the same problem.  
Puppy is my personal favorite -- if it can't find your hard drive 
either, then you have a hardware problem. 


Daniele Segato wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Amjad Ghafoor <amjad.ghafoor at live.com> wrote:
>   
>> Recently I purchased new Toshiba laptop model Satellite X200-23G to intall Red Hat Enterprise Linux.  When I start installation, the operating system does not detect hard disks.  Could anybody help to find a workaround?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>     
>
> that's strange..
>
> could you use a live cd to post an lspci -v and a dmesg output?
>
> i've a laptop very similar to the one you have (x200-21g) and i don't
> have such a problem.
>
> also: can you tell us which distro you are trying to install? (and
> which version of the distro)
>
> regards,
> Daniele
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