Anthony and all,
During installation of 7.2
1) I want to make a boot disk, but it fails:
An error occurred, mkbootdisk failed
2) When I try to install lilo or grub, it fails:
Installation of bootloader failed
The following error occurred:
Fatal: open /dev/hda: No such file or directory
3) When I test X, it fails, saying:
(WW) xf86ReadBIOS: Failed to open /dev/mem
(No such file or directory)
4) On occasion, lilo will load, but when I boot to
Linux, it says, Kernel panic:
Unable to mount root fs on 03:05
I'm not sure what 03 is, but I have to assume 5
refers to hda5 which is mounted at /.
But everything up to this point in the installation pretends
to work, including the installation of all the packages.
I've tried reputedly, about a dozen attempts so far.
I tried making Ext2 partitions with the Mandrake installer
and with Partition Magic 6 in Windows.
I've tried using Ext2 partitions as well as ReiserFS
partitions using the Mandrake installer.
I've tried installing from a CD-RW that I burned from the
downloaded ISO, and I've tried installing from a CD-R, even
of a different brand.
I've tried diagnosing problems with my HD with both
Partition Magic 6, and with Norton's Disk Doctor 2001, and
there aren't any problems. And Windows has no problems
accessing its own partitions, of course.
I've tried wiping the mbr so that lilo or grub get a clean
shot at installation (although not in conjunction with these
other things).
If my computer had a neck, I would choke it to death.
What is going on?!!
Miark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Can't install -- more clues
> So what exactly is the problem? I don't think ReiserFS
filesystems do bad
> sector checking. At least I don't remember getting asked
that when I
> formatted my Linux partitions to that. Have you tried jsut
checking the swap
> partition and then moving on?
>
> > Nobody has even guessed at my problem yet, but I have
more
> > clues that may help you help me. Here's the full
scenario:
> >
> > I'm installing 7.2 for dual-boot with Win98. When I get
to
> > DiskDrake in set-up, I choose to make the three
following
> > partitions:
> >
> > * Logical, ReiserFS, 5 GB, mounted at /
> > * Logical, ReiserFS, 1 GB, mounted at /home
> > * Logical, Linux swap, 500 MB
> >
> > It says that it's formatting the Reiser partitions, but
it
> > only says that for about 2 seconds. Then, when it asks
which
> > partitions on which to check for bad sectors, it _only_
> > lists the swap partition.
> >
> > If I go back and make the Reiser partitions Linux
native,
> > then everything is fine. Well, it's as close to fine as
it
> > will get.
> >
> > Now I remember somebody on this list saying that what I
want
> > to do is possible. Were they wrong? How do I implement
> > ReiserFS and make it work?
> >
> > Miark
>
> --
> Anthony
> http://binaryfusion.net
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