Ok after scandisking the drive and getting a clean report, i tried
reinstalling linux mandrake 7.2 powerpack deluxe with all packages MINUS the
Print Pro Seiko package. Same problem came up with about 2-3 mins of
installation time left. The errors are as follows:
ldconfig failed
no hdlists found
and it again boots me back to the partitioner.
the partitions i set up were for the development model (/, swap, /usr,
/home) Using a 10 gig drive I devoted 500mb to /, 250mb to swap, about 6.5
gigs to /usr and the remainder about 2.3 gigs to /home)
the machine is a p2 450 micron millenia.
Any ideas on what the errors mean and how i can install this OS completely?
(going to be using it for experimentation and development)
Mandrake 7.2 Complete installs just fine. No errors or warnings at all
whatsoever.
Someone please help, I bought both packages off the store shelf and cant
find the receipts anywhere which means I cant get a refund at this point.
thanks for your time
Ryan Le Gros
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan Le Gros" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Installation
> Ok today I fdisked my linux drive and changed it back to a windows
> filesystem. formatted it, booted up windows and did a thorough scandisk on
> the drive. no errors were reported, does this mean the print pro seiko
> package on disk 4 is corrupt or is scandisk wrong?
>
> Thanks for the help,
> Ryan Le Gros
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ryan Le Gros" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 3:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Installation
>
>
> > When attempting to reinstall after receiving this email I suspected
> possible
> > harddrive sector corruption, so this time through I had the installer
> check
> > the partitions for bad blocks. This process seemed to take ages and ages
> > (nearly 20-30 mins[is this normal on a p2 450?]) and then finally
punched
> > through to package selection where I again selected all packages hoping
> that
> > the possibly bad blocks on my drive were now marked and would be
skipped.
> > however once again I received the same errors at the same point in the
> > installation. Tomorrow I am going to try installing without the
seemingly
> > faulty package and if it manages to go through ill know that I have a
> faulty
> > CD. if it fails once again but the next package up, I am fairly certain
my
> > harddrive is the problem and will get a replacement together. Is there
any
> > way to tell whether or not my drive is faulty?
> >
> > I'll keep you posted, thanks for the tips.
> >
> > Ryan Le Gros
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dan LaBine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 10:35 PM
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] Installation
> >
> >
> > > Ryan; During selection of partitions, did you alter the size of your
> swap
> > > partition? This can have bad effects on your installation. Try using
the
> > > "Reccommended" installation method, then repeat installation using
> > > "Customised" - Update , not "Install" . Remove any packages you don't
> want
> > on
> > > your system prior to doing the Customized Update. What you need here
is
> a
> > > stable installation first, then add the extra's that you want. Have
you
> > tried
> > > doing your previous installations exactly the same way each time? If
so,
> > you
> > > may have a bad sector on your hard drive, and the same package is
> causing
> > the
> > > same problem each time because it's on the bad sector. In which case
it
> > only
> > > appears that this package is causing your problem, but in fact the
drive
> > is
> > > the problem. Can you get by without the seiko printpro package? At
least
> > for
> > > now? I'd like to suggest that you install as per above suggestions.
When
> > the
> > > PC is running smoothly ( a day or so ) do the updates ( DrakConf /
> Update
> > > software ), and then do the Seiko / Printpro package. Something
> else,...If
> > > you have a second PC connected to the Internet, find a reliable Update
> > mirror
> > > site, and then DOWNLOAD the updates, don't let the "Update Software"
> > utility
> > > do it. Burn the updates to CD, and use "Kpackage" to update the P2 450
> > > system. Make sure to use the "Check Dependencies" option in Kpackage
> when
> > > doing the updates. I've found some minor problems with the updater,
> where
> > it
> > > doesn't always install library files related to random packages, but
> > Kpackage
> > > will warn you if any package needs additional files before allowing
you
> to
> > > install anything. Download the libraries or whatever it needs and
> install
> > > them first. Hope this info helps.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Dan LaBine
> > > Maximum LAN's Ltd.
> > > Registered Linux User #190712
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
