On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 06:30:01PM -0000, Thad Floryan wrote:
> --- In linux@yahoogroups.com, Scott <scottro@...> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Be aware the CentOS 5.2 Live CD won't boot on a system with SATA
> drives.
> > > I had to file a bugzilla about that and last I read (November 27,
> 2008)
> > > it hasn't been fixed yet.
> >
> > That's interesting, I had no trouble installing the normal CD on SATA.
>
> As I cited in the bugzilla, the CentOS Live CD problem originated as
> far back as Fedora 7, and probably earlier. Whatever it is that collects
> everything together for the live CD is including ages-ago software
> that is not current with the latest release.

>
> I suspect the driver(s) in the Live CD ISO simply don't support SATA
> whereas the ones on the install CD do support SATA.

Yeah, looking at the bug report--hrrm, can't find my CentOS bugzilla
information, but got in anonymously--it looks as if it's known and
they're not going to do anything about it.


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