Dell Inspiron 530 SATA drive not detected in IDE mode
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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module-init-tools |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Ubuntu |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
linux (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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High
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Unassigned | ||
linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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High
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
When configuring the SATA drive in IDE mode for the Dell Inspiron 530, the Gutsy 20071016.1 alternate installer doesn't detect the drive. So, it just fails with the error message: No root file system is defined.
As mentionned in the syslog file, I tried booting with the irqpoll kernel parameter and the disk is still not detected.
When configuring the SATA drive in RAID mode, the installation completes successfully.
**Update
Current Dell workaround/
http://
All Vostro 200 and Inspiron 530 are configured to use IDE instead of RAID by default. The Dell inspiron 530n includes a customized ubuntu that includes the Dell workaround for that issue, however any attempt to install a new ubuntu version without dell customization leads to computers that does not boot.
Configuring the computer BIOS to use RAID instead of IDE is not a valuable solution since other operating systems like Windows won't boot without pre-installed SATA drivers unless BIOS is set back to IDE. IDE is the default "compatible" mode.
Changed in linux-source-2.6.22: | |
status: | Confirmed → Won't Fix |
Changed in linux: | |
assignee: | nobody → ubuntu-kernel-team |
Changed in linux: | |
status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
Changed in linux-source-2.6.24: | |
status: | New → Invalid |
Changed in linux: | |
milestone: | none → ubuntu-8.04.1 |
Changed in linux-source-2.6.22: | |
status: | Won't Fix → Confirmed |
Changed in linux-source-2.6.22: | |
status: | Confirmed → Won't Fix |
Changed in linux: | |
status: | Triaged → Won't Fix |
Changed in linux: | |
milestone: | ubuntu-8.04.1 → none |
status: | Won't Fix → Triaged |
milestone: | none → ubuntu-8.10 |
description: | updated |
Changed in dell: | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
Changed in somerville: | |
status: | New → Fix Released |
no longer affects: | dell |
Marc - I have an Inspiron 530 configured for IDE. It boots and installs the alternate correctly. How about attaching the output of 'sudo dmidecode' ?