I'll try that. I had Windows on the first drive, but I can easily make that
drive the second drive.
Thanks for the info.
kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: John Mandeville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 12, 1999 8:18 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Formatting problems
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Nick Kay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, April 12, 1999 11:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Formatting problems
>
>
> > At 09:45 12/04/99 -0400, you wrote:
> > >I'm trying to install Mandrake 5.3 on a Pentium II 200 with two 4 gig
> SCSI
> > >hard drives connected to an Adaptec 2940. I would like to install linux
> on
> > >the second hard drive (sdb). However, during a Custom install, after I
> > >select the partioning I want (600mb root, 128mb swap, the rest as
/usr),
> and
> > >the packages I want installed, linux hangs with the following message:
> > >
> > >Making ext2 filesystem on /dev/sdb1...
> > >
> > >
> > >Can anyone please help me format my drive and install linux.
> > >
> > >kevin
> > >
> >
> > Can you do a low-level format of the drives from within
> > the Adaptec bios?
> > Is the termination correct?
> > Do you have active termination?
> > There may be other messages on some of the other
> > virtual screens - hit ALT F[2345] to see them.
> >
> >
> > May the fish be with you.
> >
> > nick@nexnix
> I dont know if it means anything but i coudnt get linux to install on my
> 6.4 gb as a primary slavr...my zip was the master...sounds like the same
> thing only different...due to scsi....i got basically the same error 'cept
> it was something like /dev/hdb5... try switching it to the first drive
> ....
> John
>
