I finally got Intrepid installed. The solution was to search the attic for an old CD-ROM drive from 1999 and use it during installation.
The failing drive is:
- Sony NEC Optiarc Inc DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Model no. AD-7173A
The working solution:
- Really old LG CD-ROM drive - Alternative install CD (to enable SW RAID1 and LVM)
Just for the record, I did not try any other working combinations of HW and install CDs.
I finally got Intrepid installed. The solution was to search the attic for an old CD-ROM drive from 1999 and use it during installation.
The failing drive is:
- Sony NEC Optiarc Inc
DVD/CD Rewritable Drive
Model no. AD-7173A
The working solution:
- Really old LG CD-ROM drive
- Alternative install CD (to enable SW RAID1 and LVM)
Just for the record, I did not try any other working combinations of HW and install CDs.