This may be a shot in the dark but I would allocate a minimum of 1G to the /
partition then cut the /usr to 6G and leave the rest. It may be that you
don't have enough room on / to do what you are trying to do. This thing will
install. I don't remember the start of this but be sure you have disabled the
virus protection in the bios also. Keep coming back to let us know how it
goes.
On Sunday 18 February 2001 03:44, you wrote:
> 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
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Dennis M. registered linux user # 180842
