alternate installer does not find superdrive, thus cannot install.

[Sami Vaittinen]

Binary package hint: debian-installer

I tried to install 8.10 from alternate cd on my 17" G4 1,5Ghz Powerbook.

Installer can´t find my dvd/cd-drive (4x superdrive, MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-825), so I couldn´t install.

Funny thing is, it boots fine and starts the installer. Then I get to select my keyboard, but I cannot continue since installer somehow "loses" optical drive.

I tried to manually enter correct location, but alas I am not competent enough to find my dvd-drive from /dev :(

[Sami Vaittinen (sami-vaittinen)]

...and the solution is here:

After autodetection of cd-drive fails, switch to virtual terminal and enter:

modprobe ide-scsi

Then switch back to installer, re-autodetect your superdrive and you are good to go.