8.2-Release won't mount root image off Toshiba DVD-burner at boot

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obelixboared

Hi,

My Laptop (a Toshiba Satellite L500D with 2 AMD CPUs, 64-bit, 4GB RAM, 400GB HDD and 256MB ATI dedicated video card) boots up 8.2-Release DVD, but after the first menu, at least option 1 it only loads ahci module thinking dvd is Serial-ATA but not pcmcia/laptop dvd module.

It doesn't detect the DVD with ahci, just says errors before waiting 10 seconds to sleep devices. It doesn't mount the root image for installation. I believe the HDD is detected.

If I choose no ACPI or Safe Mode, other weird things happen or Safe Mode never tries to detect DVD.

When option No. 8 to go to boot loader prompt is selected, what do I type in to get modules etc. working?

Thanks,

Jimmy.
 
Have you tried changing settings in the BIOS and tested the DVD on a different system? I've had issues where AHCI either needed to be enabled or disabled to install. I recollect a system where numlock in the BIOS needed to be either on or off. If numlock was left in the wrong state then installation failed. After installation it didn't matter.
 
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