Message to Grant: err, sorry! For some reason when I answer a Slug email, it does not go to Slug, but to the email originator. Other groups I am a member of, reply to the group. Sorry the mechanics of the difference are beyond me (but no doubt I will be told...) regards Doug
On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 08:07 am, you wrote: > Er.. you might want to send this to the original poster who's having the > problem. Oh and yeah, the Dell diagnostics partition is a good thing to > keep. > > On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, doug wrote: > > I have a suspicion that the protected area may be a hidden partition that > > is used for diagnostic s/w by Dell?? (No facts: just suspicion.) > > For the other: it could be a DMA problem, perhaps: try turning it off. > > Also check BIOS settings: there may be an aggressive setting in that. > > Lastly: the system is not overclocked is it?? > > > > regards Doug. > > > > On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 10:10 pm, Grant Parnell wrote: > > > Either what Scott said or Linux reckons the disk is a lost cause. This > > > stuff isn't normal. Did you ever have any other operating system on the > > > disk? Did you have any problems installing that? > > > > > > On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 22-01-2004 07:42:14 AM: > > > > > Hi there, > > > > > I'm new to linux and am trying to install it on my Dell Dimension > > > > > 8300. I'm having some trouble though and am finding it hard to get > > > > > any help. I get the following lines on the initial screen > > > > > hda: attached ide-disk driver. > > > > > hda: lost interrupt > > > > > hda: lost interrupt > > > > > hda: lost interrupt > > > > > hda: host protected area =>1 > > > > > hda: lost interrupt > > > > > hda: 234375000 sectors (120000MB) w/8192KiB cache, > > > > > CHS=14589/555/63, > > > > > > > > UDMA(33) > > > > > > > > > hda: lost interrupt > > > > > hda: lost interrupt > > > > > Partition check: > > > > > hda: <4> hda: dma_timer and so on > > > > > > > > This sounds like a dma problem. > > > > You should get some sort of Boot: prompt right? (I haven't installed > > > > Mandrake 9.2, and its been so long sine I have installed Redhat 7.2) > > > > at the boot prompt, type your kernel image (ie: linux??) followed by > > > > ide=nodma. it should read: > > > > linux ide=nodma > > > > > > > > If the image is not linux, I think pressing tab twice will show you > > > > what images you can select from. > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > Scott > > > > > > -- > > > ---<GRiP>--- > > > Electronic Hobbyist, Former Arcadia BBS nut, Occasional nudist, > > > Linux Guru, SLUG/AUUG/Linux Australia member, Sydney Flashmobber, > > > BMX rider, Walker, Raver & rave music lover, Big kid that refuses > > > to grow up. I'd make a good family pet, take me home today! > > > Do people actually read these things? -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
