buggy ATA controller: I can install 4.11, but not 5.3 !?!

[Graham Menhennitt]

Rob wrote:

>Another reminder: when I try to install 5.3 on this
>PC, I get a "no disk found" error at a very early
>stage of the installation procedure. I hope to
>investigate this further in a not-so-near future....
>  
>
Rob,

I have a similar problem with 5.3 although I'm not doing a new install - 
I'm upgrading from an earlier 5.X. Can you please try installing a 5.X 
from December last year or earlier. Actually, you don't need to install 
anything - I'd just like to know whether it can see the disk. I've 
faised PR kern/79332 about it which contains two possible fixes.

Thanks,
    Graham Menhennitt