> I'm trying to get Sarge on a plain vanilla Ultra 5. > > I'm using the RC2 release of the Debian-Installer Net-Install CD. > > I end up with the following: <snip> > Partition check: > hda:end_request: I/O error, dev 03:00 (hda), sector 0 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:00 (hda), sector 2 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:00 (hda), sector 4 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:00 (hda), sector 6 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:00 (hda), sector 8 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:00 (hda), sector 10 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:00 (hda), sector 12 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:00 (hda), sector 14 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:00 (hda), sector 0 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:00 (hda), sector 2 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:00 (hda), sector 4 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:00 (hda), sector 6 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:00 (hda), sector 8 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:00 (hda), sector 10 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:00 (hda), sector 12 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:00 (hda), sector 14 > unable to read partition table <snip> > I've read hints of boot parameters involving devfs, but nothing real > definitive on that. > > Can anybody nudge me in the right direction? Sounds to me like a dead disk. Do you know for sure whether the disk you have in the Ultra 5 works? It might also be worth checking the archives for info on the problems with the IDE chip on Ultra-5's. IIRC the chip is buggy and some combinations of DMA and ATA speeds cause evil things to happen.
HTH Cheers, - Martin -- Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Seasons change, things come to pass"
