[haiku] Re: [haiku-development] compaq f755la hard disk can not detected by a cd of haiku

  • From: David McPaul <dlmcpaul@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: haiku@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 10:21:23 +1100

On 2009-03-09, Skar Cat <skarmiglione.sk4r@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> How?
>
> 2009/3/8 David McPaul <dlmcpaul@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> > On 2009-03-09, Skar Cat <skarmiglione.sk4r@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > i have build for me a cd of haiku to test it, i try on my desktop pc and
> > > work ok, but in the laptop it can not boot because no detect the Cd rom,
> > > stop on a screen of "haiku boot loader", although this feature from
> itself
> > > ...any know something?  i wanna have a  cd to install on the
> laptop...will
> > > have to build on linux laptop.
> > > thanks
> >
> > Is it possible that the CD on the laptop is SATA?
> >
> > You could try a build using the alternative IDE driver?

Actually it probably won't work as the ATA driver does not support ATAPI

But to switch you just change the jam file located at
src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/Jamfile

Replace ide with ata and rebuild.

It would be nice if this was a boot option.

-- 
Cheers
David

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