+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #154509 +++ The machine is an IBM ThinkPad T43 with Intel ICH6, with the hard-disk in SATA mode, and the CD drive in PATA mode. During installation it shows: * loaded ahci from /modules/modules.cgz /tmp/ahci.o: init_module: Hint: insmod errors cane be caused by incorrect module parameters, [...] * failed to insert /tmp/ahci.o The only message in the syslog is: <7>ahci version 1.00