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Problems

Installer Freezes on Not Finding IDE CD/DVD-ROM Drive

I believe this is caused due to the Intel P965 chipset has no more integrated IDE channel, thus the motherboard usually has an additional chip onboard for an IDE channel. In the current Gigabyte (I got one of them) and ASUS (think they have it too) this is a JMicron JMB363. Until very recently the kernel had a bug inside that made it unable to access the IDE/PATA channel. So If you have and IDE drive or HDD left you will not be able to use it.

Bugs related to this issue

• [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bug/58358 Installer (Live CD) Stuck at "Uncompressing Linux ... Ok, booting the kernel"]

• [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bug/55232 CD Detection Failed on install]

• [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bug/57502 JMicron PATA/SATA Controller does not work]

More Info

• Forum Discussions

  • [http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=236298&highlight=P965]

  • [http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=249326&highlight=P965]

  • [http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=234706&page=2&highlight=P965]

  • [http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=239470&highlight=P965]

  • [http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=225589&highlight=P965]

  • [http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=187318&highlight=P965]

  • [http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=233540&highlight=P965]

  • [http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=215481&highlight=P965]

  • [http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=231784&highlight=P965]

• External Sources

  • [http://tinyurl.com/gfq2x A discussion on what may be the same issue]

Hardware Affected

• GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 P965 775 (Motherboard)

• Please add more Ubuntu Users

Fixed in Dapper Status/Notes

Not Yet

Fixed in Edgy Status/Notes

Testing tonight