You don't need a special disk driver but there is a grub command that needs to be passed. When I get home I can post it but a quick google search should get you the info you need. On 4/26/08, gja2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <gja2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I seem to need a disk driver to install Fedora 8 on my new Dell Inspiron 530 > Desktop. Where can I find one? > The information about the computer I have been able to gather follows: > The system model has Intel G33 and ICH9 chipset. > The Intel G33 graphics memory controller hub (GMCH) is designed for use with > a LGA775 (land grid array) Socket T processor. The GMCH provides the CPU > interface, DDR2/DDR3 interface, PCI Express(R) interface, DMI (Direct Media > Interface), and integrated graphics with display interfaces. It communicates > with the I/O controller hub (ICH9) over the DMI. > It has Integrated Serial ATA host controller with independent DMA operation > on six ports. > Also it integrates an Intel(R) 82562V 10/100 Ethernet controller supporting > speeds of 10/10 Mbps. > Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 Vista Driver > > This seems to be standard Intel Processors and chips. > > I have tried several things. > Fedora 7 Live x86_64 sees the disk and will partition it as "sda". However, > it does not find the ethernet connection. > Fedora 8 Live x86_64 does not see the disk, although it does connect to the > ethernet and will browse the net. > Both Fedora 7 and 8 x86-64 release DVDs require a disk driver but I have not > found one on the Intel site for the G33 and ICH9 chip set. > > Dell does not support Fedora on this hardware. > I had expected to run Vista in a VM and so got it with the machine. > > Thus the bottom line, where can I find a driver? > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
