cfdisk problem during installation
Friends, a question: During installation of Debian Linux 1.3, I am getting the following error message when the installation software tries to partition my hard drive: FATAL ERROR: Bad primary partition Press any key to exit fdisk I understand that this error message might result from incorrect geometry information (I have an IDE drive). But, I am specifying the geometry by typing linux hda=934,16,17 at the boot: prompt (I got the cylinders, heads, and sectors-per-track using Norton Disk Doctor). From the cfdisk manual page, it seems like I might be able to get around the problem using the -z option to force cfdisk to ignore my current partition table. Is there a way I can use the -z option during installation? Have I missed something else?? Thanks! Jon Hester -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
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Friends, a question: I am trying to install Debian 1.3 on my old IBM PS/1 Consultant machine. During the installation procedure, when the time comes to partition my hard drive, the operating system cannot find my hard drive. I know the hard drive is operational because it boots under DOS. I have seen that, under the list of special parameters displayed by pressing F4 at the boot: prompt, the following special parameter is recommended for IBM PS/1's with IDE hard drives: hd=cylinders,heads,sectors Thus, I tried booting by typing the following at the boot: prompt - linux hd=934,16,254031 (Running Norton Disk Doctor on my hard drive provided me with these values for no. of cylinders, no. of heads, and total no. of sectors.) However, the OS still cannot find my hard drive. Any suggestions?? Thanks very much! Jon Hester -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Installing 1.3 on IBM PS/1
Thanks very much to Bonard Timmons and Nathan Norman for their advice.
However, I'm still having trouble installing Debian 1.3 on my IBM PS/1. As
recommended, I'm typing the following at the boot: prompt -
linux hda=934,16,17
(My hard disk has 934 cylinders, 16 heads, and 17 sectors per track.)
The OS seems to look for my hard drive during installation, but my hard drive
does not seem to respond. I get the following error messages during
installation:
hda: status timeout: status=0xff { Busy }
hda: drive not ready for command
ide0: reset timeout, status=0xff
(...repeat of these three messages...)
end_request: I/O error, dev 03:00, sector 0
hda: drive not ready for command
When I go to partition the hard drive, I get the above error messages again,
plus the following:
FATAL ERROR: Cannot read disk drive
Press any key to exit fdisk
I'm afraid this might mean my hard drive controller is not supported by Linux,
but then again people are always saying, If you can access your hard drive
from
DOS, you should be able to access it from Linux.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Jon Hester
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Installing 1.3 on IBM PS/1
Thanks very much to Bonard Timmons and Nathan Norman for their advice.
However, I'm still having trouble installing Debian 1.3 on my IBM PS/1. As
recommended, I'm typing the following at the boot: prompt -
linux hda=934,16,17
(My hard disk has 934 cylinders, 16 heads, and 17 sectors per track.)
The OS seems to look for my hard drive during installation, but my hard drive
does not seem to respond. I get the following error messages during
installation:
hda: status timeout: status=0xff { Busy }
hda: drive not ready for command
ide0: reset timeout, status=0xff
(...repeat of these three messages...)
end_request: I/O error, dev 03:00, sector 0
hda: drive not ready for command
When I go to partition the hard drive, I get the above error messages again,
plus the following:
FATAL ERROR: Cannot read disk drive
Press any key to exit fdisk
I'm afraid this might mean my hard drive controller is not supported by Linux,
but then again people are always saying, If you can access your hard drive
from
DOS, you should be able to access it from Linux.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Jon Hester
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