So I'd like to try Debian 3.1 but haven't downloaded it since I've read it won't recognize my ITE 8212F IDE card to which my HDs are connected.
Instead of downloading that, I chose to download the latest "testing" net-install ISO, hoping it would provide the support I need. Upon booting that CD and getting to the detect hard disks section of installation, I saw something scroll onto my screen that said something like "Silicon Image... IT8212" so that gave me hope. Shortly thereafter I was presented with a list of drivers and I picked something called "Siii<something>" which was the one that is supposed to support the IT8212, but when I pressed enter after selecting that option, nothing happened, it just took me immediately back to the driver selection screen again. I also tried a bunch of other drivers and got the same results. So I don't know what I'm doing wrong here. I just know I saw that IT8212 was recognized by something somewhere. Anyway, since I can't figure out how to get my controller recognized I can't proceed with installation.
Anyone else using a controller based on this chip? I'm considering the following options, but don't know if they'd work or if there's an easier solution, so I'd appreciate some help from Debian users that think they can help:
1. install Debian 3.1 (sarge) by temporarily connecting my HD to motherboard's IDE port,
then compile the ITE driver from the company's website. (I don't know whether this
will work or not since ITE specifies it works on mandrake, redhat, and some other distro
and says for others and 2.6 kernels you'll have to compile the source, but I think I read of
people getting error messages trying to do this under Debian.)
2. try the "testing" net-install iso again, but perhaps do something differently that I was
doing incorrectly the first few tries. any suggestions?
3. try unstable if there's a net-install ISO for that. i think kernel 2.6.13 and above
supports the ITE 8212.
If anyone can help I'd really appreciate it. My preference would be to get Sarge working rather than run testing or unstable.
Thanks in advance.
Instead of downloading that, I chose to download the latest "testing" net-install ISO, hoping it would provide the support I need. Upon booting that CD and getting to the detect hard disks section of installation, I saw something scroll onto my screen that said something like "Silicon Image... IT8212" so that gave me hope. Shortly thereafter I was presented with a list of drivers and I picked something called "Siii<something>" which was the one that is supposed to support the IT8212, but when I pressed enter after selecting that option, nothing happened, it just took me immediately back to the driver selection screen again. I also tried a bunch of other drivers and got the same results. So I don't know what I'm doing wrong here. I just know I saw that IT8212 was recognized by something somewhere. Anyway, since I can't figure out how to get my controller recognized I can't proceed with installation.
Anyone else using a controller based on this chip? I'm considering the following options, but don't know if they'd work or if there's an easier solution, so I'd appreciate some help from Debian users that think they can help:
1. install Debian 3.1 (sarge) by temporarily connecting my HD to motherboard's IDE port,
then compile the ITE driver from the company's website. (I don't know whether this
will work or not since ITE specifies it works on mandrake, redhat, and some other distro
and says for others and 2.6 kernels you'll have to compile the source, but I think I read of
people getting error messages trying to do this under Debian.)
2. try the "testing" net-install iso again, but perhaps do something differently that I was
doing incorrectly the first few tries. any suggestions?
3. try unstable if there's a net-install ISO for that. i think kernel 2.6.13 and above
supports the ITE 8212.
If anyone can help I'd really appreciate it. My preference would be to get Sarge working rather than run testing or unstable.
Thanks in advance.
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