Pixel, you never responded to my query, so since i'm going to be out of
town for a week and I won't have any time for quite awhile, here it is.
Hopefully it will be of use to you. ??
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/hda5 2.1G 706M 1.3G 35% /
/dev/hda1 1.9G 935M 995M 48% /dos
/dev/hdb2 486M 75M 386M 16% /home
/dev/sdb5 988M 616M 371M 62% /mandrake
/dev/sda1 157M 18k 149M 0% /tmp
/dev/fd0 1.4M 1.4M 10k 99% /mnt/floppy
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fdisk -l /dev/dha1
Disk /dev/hda1: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 523 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1p1 ? 105945 207378 814758329+ 74 Unknown
Partition 1 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
phys=(288, 110, 36) logical=(105944, 131, 12)
Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings:
phys=(366, 104, 37) logical=(207377, 59, 61)
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(366, 104, 37) should be (366, 254, 63)
/dev/hda1p2 ? 82801 116350 269488144 65 Novell Netware 386
Partition 2 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
phys=(107, 121, 32) logical=(82800, 34, 51)
Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings:
phys=(10, 121, 13) logical=(116349, 218, 61)
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(10, 121, 13) should be (10, 254, 63)
/dev/hda1p3 ? 33551 120595 699181456 53 OnTrack DM6 Aux3
Partition 3 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
phys=(345, 32, 19) logical=(33550, 137, 11)
Partition 3 has different physical/logical endings:
phys=(324, 77, 19) logical=(120594, 153, 54)
Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(324, 77, 19) should be (324, 254, 63)
/dev/hda1p4 ? 243332 243336 32669+ bb Unknown
Partition 4 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
phys=(65, 1, 0) logical=(243331, 96, 4)
Partition 4 has different physical/logical endings:
phys=(96, 0, 7) logical=(243335, 113, 11)
Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(96, 0, 7) should be (96, 254, 63)
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echo -e "x\np\nq\n"|fdisk /dev/hda1
Command (m for help):
Expert command (m for help):
Disk /dev/hda1: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 523 cylinders
Nr AF Hd Sec Cyl Hd Sec Cyl Start Size ID
1 61 110 36 288 104 37 36617019986241629516659 74
Partition 1 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
phys=(288, 110, 36) logical=(105944, 131, 12)
Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings:
phys=(366, 104, 37) logical=(207377, 59, 61)
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(366, 104, 37) should be (366, 254, 63)
2 6e 121 32 107 121 13 101330184192538976288 65
Partition 2 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
phys=(107, 121, 32) logical=(82800, 34, 51)
Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings:
phys=(10, 121, 13) logical=(116349, 218, 61)
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(10, 121, 13) should be (10, 254, 63)
3 20 32 19 345 77 19 3245389893911398362912 53
Partition 3 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
phys=(345, 32, 19) logical=(33550, 137, 11)
Partition 3 has different physical/logical endings:
phys=(324, 77, 19) logical=(120594, 153, 54)
Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(324, 77, 19) should be (324, 254, 63)
4 7f 1 0 65 0 7 96-385848730 65339 bb
Partition 4 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
phys=(65, 1, 0) logical=(243331, 96, 4)
Partition 4 has different physical/logical endings:
phys=(96, 0, 7) logical=(243335, 113, 11)
Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(96, 0, 7) should be (96, 254, 63)
Expert command (m for help):
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fdisk -l /dev/hda5
Disk /dev/hda5: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 523 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
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echo -e "x\np\nq\n"|fdisk /dev/hda5
Command (m for help):
Expert command (m for help):
Disk /dev/hda5: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 523 cylinders
Nr AF Hd Sec Cyl Hd Sec Cyl Start Size ID
1 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
2 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
3 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
4 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
Expert command (m for help):
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Disk /dev/hdb2: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1584 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
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Command (m for help):
Expert command (m for help):
Disk /dev/hdb2: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1584 cylinders
Nr AF Hd Sec Cyl Hd Sec Cyl Start Size ID
1 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
2 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
3 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
4 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
Expert command (m for help):
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Disk /dev/hdb4: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1584 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb4p1 ? 257914 248478 2071690107 f6 Unknown
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(1014, 246, 54) should be (1014, 254, 63)
/dev/hdb4p2 ? 257914 248478 2071690107 f6 Unknown
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(1014, 246, 54) should be (1014, 254, 63)
/dev/hdb4p3 ? 257914 248478 2071690107 f6 Unknown
Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(1014, 246, 54) should be (1014, 254, 63)
/dev/hdb4p4 ? 257914 257918 31611 f6 Unknown
Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(1014, 246, 54) should be (1014, 254, 63)
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Disk /dev/hdb5: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1584 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
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phys=(1014, 246, 54) logical=(1949117, 47, 12)
Command (m for help):
Expert command (m for help):
Disk /dev/sdb5: 64 heads, 32 sectors, 989 cylinders
Nr AF Hd Sec Cyl Hd Sec Cyl Start Size ID
1 f6 246 54 1014 246 54 1014-151587082-151587082 f6
Partition 1 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
phys=(1014, 246, 54) logical=(2023134, 55, 23)
Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings:
phys=(1014, 246, 54) logical=(1949117, 47, 12)
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(1014, 246, 54) should be (1014, 63, 32)
2 f6 246 54 1014 246 54 1014-151587082-151587082 f6
Partition 2 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
phys=(1014, 246, 54) logical=(2023134, 55, 23)
Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings:
phys=(1014, 246, 54) logical=(1949117, 47, 12)
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(1014, 246, 54) should be (1014, 63, 32)
3 f6 246 54 1014 246 54 1014-151587082-151587082 f6
Partition 3 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
phys=(1014, 246, 54) logical=(2023134, 55, 23)
Partition 3 has different
Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(1014, 246, 54) should be (1014, 63, 32)
4 f6 246 54 1014 246 54 1014-151587082-151587082 f6
Partition 4 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
phys=(1014, 246, 54) logical=(2023134, 55, 23)
Partition 4 has different physical/logical endings:
phys=(1014, 246, 54) logical=(1949117, 47, 12)
Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(1014, 246, 54) should be (1014, 63, 32)
Expert command (m for help):
Pixel wrote:
>
> Lorne Shantz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > I just attempted an install using the MDKINST.IMG files. It blew up.
> > Here are my observations (and them I'm off to bed. :>)
> >
> > First when booting to a DOS 6.22 disk and you look at the files on a dos
> > partition, it only sees short file names. What I ended up seeing was
> > mdkinst~1, 2 and 3. Might I suggest they be named something more easily
> > understood, like MDKcdrom.IMG etc
> >
>
> ok, now it's
> gi_hd.img
> gi_cdrom.img
> gi_network.img
>
> >
> > An Error has occurred
> > Bad magic number at /usr/bin/perl_install/partition_table_raw.pm line 78
> > ...propagated at /usr/bin/perl_intall/fsedit.pm line 53
> >
> > I have a 4gb hd on primary master
> > 13GB HD on secondary master
> > LS120 on Secondary Master
> > CDROM on Secondary Slave
> >
>
> maybe you could mail me your:
>
> fdisk -l /dev/XXX
> and
> echo -e "x\np\nq\n" | fdisk /dev/XXX
>
> for each disk...
>
> or give me a login on your computer!!
>
> thanks, cu Pixel.