On Thursday 25 July 2002 02:03 pm, Grace, Brandon wrote: > When you boot your system I would suggest hardcoding your drives ie > > boot: linux ide0=0x1f0,0x1f2,15 ide1=0x170,0x172,14 > syntax is as follows > ide0=<memory_addr_as_reported_in_dmsg>,<memory_addr from > previus+2>,<irq_of_controller> > > I was having this problem as you have described w/ mdk and redhat @ one > time but found that the os was really changing the order to which it was > detecting the drives so I had to hard code the settings in lilo.conf and > when starting the install I had to do the above method.. If I can be of any > help please feel free to reply... > > > > ___________________________________________ > Brandon Grace > Network Security Analyst > TTUnet Network Operations Center > Texas Tech University > ___________________________________________ > ��� Linux, > Bringing The World To a Brave New Front > THE RIGHT ONE > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gerry Tool [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 13:41 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Cooker] Attempt to install 9.0 beta1 - hard drive designations > incorrect > > > I have a Soyo Dragon Platinum mainboard with 4 IDE channels. Channels 1 > and 2 > are standard Ultra-133 channels. Channels 3 and 4 are IDE-Raid channels > provided by a HIghpoint HPT372 controller, operating as normal IDE > channels, > > not raid. > > I have a 100GB drive on Channel 1 as master - known as hda in my existing > RedHat linux installations. (also contains the MBR and windows partitions) > > I have a 6GB drive on Channel 3 as master - known as hde on my existing > RedHat > linux installations. > > I have a 4GB drive on Channel 4 as master - known ast hdg ..... > > While trying to install Mandrake 9.0 beta 1, the installer identifies the > 6GB > drive as hda, the 4GB as hdc, and the 100GB as hde. When I try to use the > 6 > > and 4 GB drives to install 9.0 beta 1, it cannot revise the drives tables. > > I believe there is a major misidentification of these drives by 9.0 beta 1. > > Any ideas? > > Gerry Tool
Thanks for the reply. I understand what to enter at the boot: prompt, but now I can't figure out how to get the boot: prompt. If I boot from CD-1 for the install, it takes off without ever offering the boot: prompt. I made a floppy using rawritewin according to the directions in section 3 of INSTALL.txt and booted from that with the same results. Any idea what I should do differently? Thanks. Gerry Tool
