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PostPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:09 pm 
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While trying to install R5.5 to a new SATA drive I was getting the following error:

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Fatal dialog error:
Error: Expected at least 7 tokens for –checklist, have 4
Use –help to list options


No other posts on the forum helped, because in trying to run cfdisk, I discovered I have *no* /dev/sd? or /dev/xd? devices at all.

I solved the problem by going into the BIOS and selecting 'AHCI Mode' rather than 'SATA Mode' for the SATA drives.

Hope this post helps someone else with similar problem.

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:21 pm 
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Where do you stand on this at the moment? Would you like to test drive R6?


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PostPosted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:59 am 
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The BIOS change only resolved the lack of devices. I was struggling with other configuration issues doing the manual install. My son was having a cable issue with a 500GB PATA drive in his computer - so we swapped. Then I did an automatic install. So I don't have a SATA drive in my system now.

So I can't test any SATA issues - sorry. I'd offer to test drive R6 anyway if I could help, but after 2 months of downtime my WAF is already seriously low - :cry:

On the plus side, R5.5 is working beautifully - :D

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 2:13 am 
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I've got the same problem & would be happy to try R6! Just point me to it.

Don't know if this helps, but I've got a new Maxtor 1TB SATA drive and the mainboard sports the VIA VT6420 Rev 80 chipset.

I've also tried running fdisk -l and cfdisk, neither one seems to recognize the drive.


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PostPosted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:34 pm 
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sgf, if things are working well now, I don't want the Mrs to harm you.

ebo, is the drive recognized in the BIOS?


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