Miark wrote:
> 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
>> Press any key to continue, or any other key to quit.
>>
Did you set your Linux boot partition below the 8Gb point?
73 -bruce-
