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On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 13:28:34 -0500, "Eric Carlsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Package: installation-reports > > Debian-installer-version: sarge netinst installer (RC2) from debian > installer home page > uname -a: <The result of running uname -a on a shell prompt> > Date: 12/20/04 > Method: I tried to install from the netinst cd. > > Machine: Dell Precision 340 Workstation > Processor: Pentium 4 2.40 GHz > Memory: 1 GB > Root Device: IDE 80 GB (WDC WD800BB-75CAA0) > Root Size/partition table: > > Output of fdisk -l /dev/hda: > > Disk /dev/hda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/hda1 1 5 40131 de Dell Utility > /dev/hda2 * 6 5902 47367652+ 7 HPFS/NTFS > /dev/hda3 5903 7049 9213277+ 83 Linux > /dev/hda4 7050 9729 21527100 f W95 Ext'd (LBA) > /dev/hda5 7050 9597 20466778+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) > /dev/hda6 9598 9729 1060258+ 82 Linux swap > > Output of parted /dev/hda: > GNU Parted 1.6.9 > Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software > Foundation, Inc. > This program is free software, covered by the GNU General Public > License. > > This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but > WITHOUT ANY > WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or > FITNESS FOR A > PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more > details. > > Using /dev/hda > Information: The operating system thinks the geometry on /dev/hda is > 9729/255/63. Therefore, cylinder 1024 ends at 8032.499M. > (parted) p > Disk geometry for /dev/hda: 0.000-76319.085 megabytes > Disk label type: msdos > Minor Start End Type Filesystem Flags > 1 0.031 39.221 primary fat16 > 2 39.221 46296.694 primary ntfs boot > 3 46296.694 55294.035 primary ext3 > 4 55294.036 76316.594 extended lba > 5 55294.066 75281.154 logical fat32 lba > 6 75281.186 76316.594 logical linux-swap > > Output of lspci: > 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82850 850 (Tehama) Chipset Host > Bridge (MCH) (rev 04) > 0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82850 850 (Tehama) Chipset AGP > Bridge (rev 04) > 0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 04) > 0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 04) > 0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801BA IDE U100 (rev 04) > 0000:00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #1) (rev > 04) > 0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM SMBus (rev 04) > 0000:00:1f.4 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #2) (rev > 04) > 0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM AC'97 > Audio (rev 04) > 0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon > RV100 QY [Radeon 7000/VE] > 0000:02:0c.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M > [Tornado] (rev 78) > > Output of lspci -n: > 0000:00:00.0 0600: 8086:2530 (rev 04) > 0000:00:01.0 0604: 8086:2532 (rev 04) > 0000:00:1e.0 0604: 8086:244e (rev 04) > 0000:00:1f.0 0601: 8086:2440 (rev 04) > 0000:00:1f.1 0101: 8086:244b (rev 04) > 0000:00:1f.2 0c03: 8086:2442 (rev 04) > 0000:00:1f.3 0c05: 8086:2443 (rev 04) > 0000:00:1f.4 0c03: 8086:2444 (rev 04) > 0000:00:1f.5 0401: 8086:2445 (rev 04) > 0000:01:00.0 0300: 1002:5159 > 0000:02:0c.0 0200: 10b7:9200 (rev 78) > > Base System Installation Checklist: > [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it > > Initial boot worked: [O] > Configure network HW: [O] > Config network: [O] > Detect CD: [O] > Load installer modules: [O] > Detect hard drives: [E] > Partition hard drives: [E] > Create file systems: [ ] > Mount partitions: [ ] > Install base system: [ ] > Install boot loader: [ ] > Reboot: [ ] > > Comments/Problems: > > As you can see from my partition table I have a main windows partition > with ntfs (windows 2000 - hda2), a small dell utility partition (hda1), > and a fat32 windows partition for data to share with linux (hda5). I > also prepared a partition to install linux on, and a swap partition. But > when the debian installer got to the partitioning section it wouldn't > recognize my partition table. I selected the option to edit the > partitions manually, but then the only thing in the menu was the entire > hard drive. According to the output of fdisk I tried to pass the > following line to the installer: > > linux hd=9729,255,63 > > but that didn't help. This computer originally just had two partitions, > the ntfs windows 2000 partition and the small dell utility partition. I > made extra partitions with an old version of partition magic (don't know > which version) and installed Suse linux on those partitions. I've since > removed that and played with the partitions some using the windows 'Disk > Management' tool. I think the problem is with parted or partman or > whatever you guys use, since fdisk shows the partition and the ubuntu > installer had the same problem. I don't want to overwrite my disk and I > think there should be a way to read this partition table. I used knoppix > to generate the commands above. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
