Klaus Jantzen wrote: > On 06/03/2009 09:05 AM, Rod James Bio wrote: >> Its a Seagate HD. I dont have the exact model number. Now I am >> checking if this is a hardware problem. One thing that bothers me is >> why does 32bit works? >> >> Klaus Jantzen wrote: >>> On 06/03/2009 07:46 AM, Rod James Bio wrote: >>>> We've been doing an installation on this LTSP Server we are trying to >>>> build. While formatting the 500 GB HD the partitioning >>>> process is stock at 33%. Can anyone suggest if there are limitations or >>>> problems or past experiences? >>>> >>>> Anyway just for additional information: >>>> I tried using lenny 64bit installer to no avail and 32bit >>>> installation is successful but we want to use 64bit because the >>>> machine has 5GB of memory so as to maximize the memory. >>>> Processor is Intel QUAD Q9550. >>>> >>>> --Rod James >>>> >>>> >>> Who is the manufacturer of your HD? What is the type? >>> I installed Debian Lenny 5.0 amd64 on two 500 GB HDs with no problem. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> K. Jantzen >>> >> >> > If it is a Seagate ST3500320AS (Barracuda ?) you might have a firmware > problem. > For this reason I had to exchange my two drives (which was done with no > problems). > The firmware for this HD _must_ be version SD1A. You could download and > install the new firmware > yourself (refer to the Seagate website) but that is of any use only if > you load the new firmware _before_ you > do any formatting otherwise you should return it to your dealer or to > Seagate. > > If you have any questions, let me know. > > -- > > K. Jantzen > I got bitten by the firmware bug on Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 drives, but it was supposed to kill the drive upon reboot, not to prevent partitioning ? I have Debian amd64 installed on such Seagates 500GB, and WS 500GB (WD5001AALS-00L3B2) too (raid1) with no problem.
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