Re: No hard disk found by YaST during factory install from 12.2 build 0003 NET

On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 6:24 PM, Richard (MQ) <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think a new thread is called for here.
>
> As mentioned somewhere in the thread "Booting
> openSUSE-NET-ppc-Build0003-Media.iso" I'm having trouble installing factory
> on my old 1999 G3 machine.
>
> I can boot the NET image as described in that thread, using a local copy of
> the factory repo and vsftp. But YaST then reports no hard disc, and getting
> a console with Alt-F2 and running pdisk confirms this. I assume the
> necessary module is not being loaded, but not sure what to look for.
>
> The hardware is just fine, running mac OS-X and Opensuse 11.0 if I boot the
> installed hard disc.
>
> Running lspci offers very few likely interfaces for the hd, apart from
> several with "host bridge" in the name. Comparing the output from lsmod with
> that from OSL 11.0 yields few clues either.

If you have still oS11.0 you can run there hwinfo --disk and see which
module is in use.

>
> Please can anyone help with tracking down the module that I need to get the
> installer under way?
>
> --
> Cheers
> Richard (MQ)
> Linux user # 439271
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