Intel 965 - Install - Can't Recognize My Dvd-rom

Hello,

I had the same problem with my machine to install SuSE 10.2. Here's the solution I found here after reading some posts in this handy forum.

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Karim
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The "CD not found" error before installation

If you have a Core 2 Duo-capable motherboard and are getting an error message about the installer not being able to find the CD/DVD after you have already booted from it, the problem is likely with your IDE controller. In some modern motherboards, the parallel ATA controller has been taken out of the chipset and moved to a third-party drive controller. That third party is JMicron, and this problem most famously occurs in the Asus P5B motherboard, though other brands and models can be affected as well.

First, it will help to do a quick workaround in your BIOS. Press the Del, F1, or F2 key to get into your system BIOS just after powering it on. There should be a message somewhere on the screen that tells you which key to press; if you are not sure, press all three repeatedly and you're sure to get there. Somewhere in the BIOS setup you should see an option for the JMicron drive controller ("Onboard Devices" in the P5B BIOS menu). Set it to AHCI mode, then save and exit the BIOS setup utility.

Boot from the openSUSE 10.2 CD 1 or DVD. You'll still get the same message, but now you're better enabled to work around it. Press Enter to get past the error message, then choose your language in the following screen. That will bring you to the main menu. Use the down arrow key to select the Kernel Modules option and press Enter. In the next screen press Enter again to select the default option for IDE/RAID/SCSI Modules. In the long list that follows, find both the JMicron and the Generic IDE drivers, select them, press Enter, then press Enter again when you're asked for special options to pass to them. You will have to do this twice -- one time for each driver. When you return to the kernel module screen, use the Tab or arrow keys to select Back, and press Enter. That should put you back into the Main Menu. Now select the option for Start Installation or System and press Enter, then select Start Installation or Update and press Enter, and lastly select the CD-ROM as the source and press Enter. The normal graphical installation procedure will commence.

If the above does not work, write down installation source mirror addresses from the link in the installation source section below and use them to install openSUSE over FTP. The only difference in the procedure will be to change the above instructions to select FTP instead of CD-ROM as the source.
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Thank-you

Just for users' reference.

SuSE 10.2 successfully installed and all hardware identified on a machine made of
Gigabyte 965P-S3 motherboard,
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 processor,
Maxtor 250Gb IDE PATA hard drive,
ACER AL1916W LCD monitor,
Samsung DVD-RW,
USB wireless keyboard and mouse and
nVidia 6200 PCI-e graphics adaptor. nVidia's driver successfully complied and installed.

In short, SuSE 10.2 is a bliss. Thanks for this piece of tech.
Karim

Yes, I'm interested in the fix. Please go on...
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Hi HarryC.

During early stages of the installation process of Suse 10.2 an error was shown on screen which stated "Could not find the openSUSE Installation CD. Activiating manual setup program" After this screen I chose my keyboard layout, selected Kernel Modules, Load IDE, Selected the pata_jmicron module and select ok and selected start installation and it worked perfectly. (I did try other modules and these failed to work)

I have had problems with Freespire, SimplyMEPIS and some other Linux OS's. All the other OS's report problems with the file system which after investigating tells me it cannot read the DVD's, thrus not being able to install.

see my original problems with Freespire if you want
http://forum.freespire.org/showthread.php?t=3392 )

I could be barking up the wrong tree and my apologies if I am.

SuperJ

Ps. I have just noticed karim has given the same solution as I.

Thanks to both of you. I assume this only applies to Intel 965 chipsets on boards running the jmicron PATA controller. Is this a correct assumption?

Thanks to both of you. I assume this only applies to Intel 965 chipsets on boards running the jmicron PATA controller. Is this a correct assumption?
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Yes your assumption is correct as far as I am aware. Suse works perfectly on my system.

My Spec Is:-

Pentium Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz 1066FSB
1GB x2 GEil DDR2 RAM 677MHz
Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 rev 1.0
460 Watt Zalman
200GB ST3200820AS SATA Seagate HD
200GB ST3200822AS SATA Seagate HD
250GB ST3250822AS?SATA Seagate HD
NVidia 7600GT 256DDR3
Optiarc DVD RW AD-7170A SCSI

Thanks for all helpers works like charm, cheers (I almost give it up).

I have installed open suse 10.2 smothly and without any error along the way.

* took me some time to figure how to put vista in the boot loader, but now both work and I can start learning use linux and still keep windows OS for my little bro

Thanks for all helpers works like charm, cheers (I almost give it up).

I have installed open suse 10.2 smothly and without any error along the way.

* took me some time to figure how to put vista in the boot loader, but now both work and I can start learning use linux and still keep windows OS for my little bro
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Fantastic

Thanks to both of you. I assume this only applies to Intel 965 chipsets on boards running the jmicron PATA controller. Is this a correct assumption?
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I have this same problem on my Acer T180 system. This uses an MSI MCP61SM motherboard but the symptoms are the same. I have tried the above method with SUSE 10.1 but cannot find the jmicron module so am unable to install still.

I have this same problem on my Acer T180 system. This uses an MSI MCP61SM motherboard but the symptoms are the same. I have tried the above method with SUSE 10.1 but cannot find the jmicron module so am unable to install still.
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"During early stages of the installation process of Suse 10.2 an error was shown on screen which stated "Could not find the openSUSE Installation CD. Activiating manual setup program" After this screen I chose my keyboard layout, selected Kernel Modules, Load IDE, Selected the pata_jmicron module and select ok and selected start installation and it worked perfectly. (I did try other modules and these failed to work)"

Are you saying you can't get to the list or that pata_jmicron is not on the list? That would be odd if it were not there...