Re: [newbie] Mandrake install on an unformatted disk
At 04:58 PM 02-11-2000 -0500, you wrote: If I start the mandrake 7.1 install on a system with one ATA66 10.2Gb Unformatted HD, will it format the disk when I get to diskdrake? FYI On 03-09-2000 I installed Linux-Mandrake 7.1 on a Seagate model ST310212A 10Gb. Un-partition, unformat, I have IDE0, IDE1 two harddisk controllers. I switched off IDE1, boot from Win95B bootdisk with cdrom support, cdrom detected as C:\, from the L-M 7.1 cdrom called \dosutils\autoboot\mdkinst\cdrom.bat, chose automated install, error message : can't read partition table, press [OK], chose auto allocate, continue to complete installation. L-M 7.1 detected. floppy drive and zip100, but not soundcard and modem, system still working as at 02-11-2000. HTH
Re: [newbie] Mandrake install on an unformatted disk
Actually Larry, my experiences of this past weekend are proof positive that no existing partition tables are necessary since mine didn't exist when I reinstalled Mandrake on my hard disk. I still don't have a clear idea what happened to them in the first place, but they were so badly corrupted and mangled that diskdrake, partition magic, nor Presizer could see them. They were gone...along with 3GB of data. -- Mark Larry is NOT a cucumber...he's a stinkin pickle... WITH WARTS! registered linux user # 182469 =/\= PINE 4.21 =/\= ** Surprisingly on Thu, 2 Nov 2000 Larry Marshall had this to say! If I start the mandrake 7.1 install on a system with one ATA66 10.2Gb Unformatted HD, will it format the disk when I get to diskdrake? Personally I don't trust diskdrake but yes, it should partition and format your drive. It's said, however, that you need an existing partition table before Mandrake install will work. I can't say whether that's true or not. cheers --- Larry
[newbie] Mandrake install on an unformatted disk
If I start the mandrake 7.1 install on a system with one ATA66 10.2Gb Unformatted HD, will it format the disk when I get to diskdrake? Also, I'm using the 10.2Gb ATA66 disk on a UDMA33 Controller. Will I encounter any probs in the running of linux if I use this config? Thanx in advance "Admiral" Ian Bridgeman 8)
Re: [newbie] Mandrake install on an unformatted disk
If I start the mandrake 7.1 install on a system with one ATA66 10.2Gb Unformatted HD, will it format the disk when I get to diskdrake? Personally I don't trust diskdrake but yes, it should partition and format your drive. It's said, however, that you need an existing partition table before Mandrake install will work. I can't say whether that's true or not. cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] Mandrake install on an unformatted disk
On Thu, 2 Nov 2000 16:58:28 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If I start the mandrake 7.1 install on a system with one ATA66 10.2Gb Unformatted HD, will it format the disk when I get to diskdrake? Mandrake's GUI Install has an auto partition button. Good for beginers. Further windows will prompt you to format partitions - defaults are OK in the case of a new disk. Also, I'm using the 10.2Gb ATA66 disk on a UDMA33 Controller. Will I encounter any probs in the running of linux if I use this config? Mandrake will query the controller which only understands ATA33 and run at that mode. The only strange thing you might run into is if your LBA mode on the disk controller does not show Linux there is more than 8GB on the disk. If that is the case you might look for a BIOS update for your montherboard / disk controller if it is a plug in card. Michael Lueck Lueck Data Systems http://www.lueckdatasystems.com/
