Just curious, Why FC1? whereas FC4 is available. Mohammad
--- In [email protected], "Sujoy Kumar Chowdhury" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear All, > > While trying to install Fedora Core 1, I am prompted that there is an > input/output error in my /dev/hda. Then it says that there might be some > problem with my disk geometry. It asks if I would opt for initializing the > disk(losing all data). It also suggested that I should prefer LBA mode or > something like that. > > Now, this particular disc is a 120GB one, has several partitions, detected > fine in WINXP, had previous linux installations. > > The last time it troubled me was when one fine morning I found my Windows > drive corrupted (resulting in failing to boot). Then I had to format the > Windows drive and the Linux installation to make it work. > > Do you have any idea how the 'Disk Geometry' of my disk can be made OK to > the Fedora Core installer? > I cannot find any problem in Windows or using Partition Magic 8.0 . > Definitely, I cannot afford to format the full disk because I would lose > huge data. > > I am searching, but can you give me any idea I should try to be able to > install Linux safely again? > > -Sujoy Kumar Chowdhury > PS: Anything to do with setting the CHS/LBA parameters while installing? > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > To unsubscribe send a blank mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bdlug/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
