I got the new disk form Maxtor today and have just made five attempts at installing 9.1 - the last one using rc2 or 3 - the install was smooth but on
reboot, got this :
EXT3-fs error (device ide0 (3,1)): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block - inode=259114
Kernel Panic: Attempted to kill init!
The last attempt with the power pack ended with this these 15 lines:
ide0:reset: success
hda: dma_initr: status=0x51 {DriveReady SeekComplete Error}
hda: dma_initr error=0x84 {DriceStatusError Bad CRC} end_request: I/O error dev 03:01 (hda) sector 1154352
EXT3-fs error (device ide-0 (3,1)): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block - inode=719489, block 1441794
<repeats last two lines four more times... then>
ide0:reset success
Kernel Panic: Attempted to kill init!
<6> keyboard: unknown scancode e0 7a
I've had 9.1 installed successfully on this machine several times.
I understand that kernel panic is usually hardware related but that doesn't make sense as there's no change in any hardware... except the new hard disk.
Do one of you gurus have a clue for me?
Thanks in advance
Your new HDD came with a diskette. It has utility on it to low level format the drive. I'd do that first. Fair warning: If your hard drive is over 30gb it will take several hours at best...overnight probably...but that will reset the whole thing if there are any weird blocks on the platters. IOW It makes it as if it were blank again at factory default. Thats the first thing i'd do/try.
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