FC4 - Cannot Install Fedora

[gary]

On Fri, 2006-02-03 at 22:46 -0800, Hoffmann wrote:
> --- gary <garys at mtaonline.net> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 2006-02-03 at 20:28 -0800, Hoffmann wrote:
> > > Hello All,
> > > 
> > > Amazingly, now I am getting a 'stupid' error
> > during
> > > the installation of Fedora 4. When I try to
> > install
> > > in, I get:
> > > 
> > > "An error has occurred -  no valid device were
> > found
> > > on which to creat new file systems. Please check
> > your
> > > hardware for the cause of this problem".
> > > 
> > > This is the most 'stupid' message I ever read. I
> > just
> > > installed a new HD, and Windows is working just
> > fine,
> > > etc. 
> > > 
> > > I have a Windows partition = 60 GB, and about 180
> > GB
> > > of free space! What am I missing now?
> > > 
> >  Try typing " linux expert " at the beginning of the
> > install.
> > That might get you closer to Disk Druid. 
> > 
> > 
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> 
> Hello:
> 
> I took a look in my BIOS. I noticed that if I use
> PATA, I can use my CDROM (and consequently try to
> install Fedora from CDs, but I am getting the error:
> 
>  "An error has occurred -  no valid device were found
> on which to creat new file systems. Please check your
> hardware for the cause of this problem".
> 
> If I use SATA or BOTH, the CD driver seems to be
> "gone".
> 
> How can I make the CD driver works with SATA, in order
> to try to install Fedora with SATA?
> 
 1. I  don't understand " cd driver" . Are you referring to cdrom
in your bios settings?
 2. cdrom should work since you've already installed windows on sata,
    right?
 3 Now, sata installs are fairly straightforward. (my machine-sata -fc4)
 4 How far do you get into the install when typing " linux expert" ?