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Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.2 installer doesn't see my SATA disk on Shuttle ST20G5
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Gilles Gravier wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I'm trying to install FreeBSD 6.2 on my Shuttle ST20G5 with one DVD
> drive (off of which the FreeBSD 6.2 AMD boot CD boots perfectly)... I
> am asked for default or "no ACPI" (tried both - even tried with the
> normal i386 boot CD), then prompted for region and keyboard language.
> Then I go to where I should select partitionning for my hard disk...
> but the system says "no disk found".
>
> Strange thing since, if I don't boot from the CD, the machine boots
> from the hard disk (which contains a Ubuntu system) perfectly...
>
> The machine is a Shuttle ST20G5 (
> http://global.shuttle.com/Product/Barebone/ST20G5.asp). Chipset is ATi
> RADEON XPRESS 200 + ULi 1573 chipset...
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> PS... This is my first attempt at FreeBSD... comming from NetBSD (on
> another server) and Ubuntu (on my laptops). I'd love to make this a
> great experience!
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Gilles.
>

Have you checked the HCL (Hardware Compatibility List) if your SATA
controller is supported?

- Veronica