Are you using a UDMA controller? If so, you will have to give Linux some additional parameters during installation so that it can find your UDMA controller and the hard drive. Tell us a little more about your hardware (particularly your hard drive and IDE controller). Matt >From: "Dave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [newbie] no valid devices for install >Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 15:37:51 -0500 > >Hello, >First, I've checked the archives but only got partway through various >searches resulting in about 500 matches...so I've decided to email you >guys. >I've partitioned a gig using PM4 out of my win98. I try installing (using >a >boot disk and the cd), and get this error after choosing workstation >option: >An error has occurred - no valid devices were found on which to create new >filesystems. Please check your hardware for the cause of this problem. > >I tried making the ext2 partition into free space instead of linux, and >still didn't work. Even linux4win doesn't work...it says there is an error >on the HD. I've scanned the disk and nothing is wrong. > >Any ideas? >Thanks >Dave > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
