Yes, it's the only drive. The error is in the dbootstrap install program right after I select qwerty/us as the keyboard layout. It says that no hard drive was detected so I need to set up my network now to install from an (I think) NFS drive. I don't get it.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew McRobert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Cody Cutrer'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Debian Users'" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 9:51 PM Subject: RE: Get install to Recognize Hard Drive > hi again > > is the 25GB beast the only hard drive installed in your machine? I've found > that the most common problem of an OS not seeing a hard drive is incorrect > jumper settings (Master/Slave/Cable Select). However, it look like Win98 > sees your hard drive(s)? On the linux install, what's the error your getting > (that indicates it doesn't see your HDD). > > tks > A > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cody Cutrer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 11:27 AM > To: Debian Users > Subject: Re: Get install to Recognize Hard Drive > > > Did not know there was any use for that pause key. Now I know. Here is that > last screen I couldn't see: > > Ultra66 (tm) BIOS Version 1.12 (Build 0518) > (c) 1998-1999 Promise Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. > > D0 IBM-DPTA-372730 LBA 26105MB Ultra DMA 4 > D1 Not Detected > D2 Not Detected > D3 Not Detected > > IDE BUS Master Enabled > > That is the third screen, character-for-character, space-for-space. Now > maybe you can help me some more. Thanks. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew McRobert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Cody Cutrer'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Debian-Users (E-mail)" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 9:03 PM > Subject: RE: Get install to Recognize Hard Drive > > > > the information at start up may be useful, during the startup sequence, > hit > > the "Pause" button ... usually next to your "Scroll Lock" ... > > > > a > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Cody Cutrer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 11:00 AM > > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > Subject: Re: Get install to Recognize Hard Drive > > > > > > Yes the BIOS is set to auto-detect my HD. It is weird though. When I go to > > setup IDE devices, my DVD and CD-RW show up when in auto-mode, yet the > > primary master says none when in auto mode (I left it in auto mode like it > > was before.) When I boot up I get the GeForce ROM screen, then Phoenix > BIOS, > > RAM check, keyboard/mouse check and DVD and CD-RW OK in one screen. Then > in > > a screen that flashes by really fast that I could barely see in the top > > section was an Ultra66 Controller ROM or something like that. Then in > > another section I see four lines, and in the top line I made out LBA > before > > it disappeared. I can't remember what was below. Just so you know, Windows > > 98 does boot up and detects the hard drive just fine. I don't know. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Andrew McRobert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Debian-Users (E-mail)" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > > Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 8:20 PM > > Subject: RE: Get install to Recognize Hard Drive > > > > > > > ... is your BIOS set to auto-detect your HDDs ... and do they show up at > > > startup? > > > > > > tks > > > A > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Cody Cutrer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 8:07 AM > > > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > > Subject: Get install to Recognize Hard Drive > > > > > > > > > I can get all the different ways to boot into the install program to > work, > > > but once there, it says I have no hard drive. My partition table is (Not > > > exact): > > > > > > 1st DOS FAT32 vol: Windows98 Size: about 25 GB > > > 2nd DOS FAT32 vol: Linux Size: 2176 MB > > > 3rd and 4th empty > > > > > > I used fips to shrink Windows98 and am going to change Linux partition > > into > > > a 2048 MB Linux Native and a 128 MB Linux Swap during setup. It is a 27 > GB > > > HD. It's really weird because when I go to BIOS setup it isn't in there > > > either. In System properties in windows it says my HD controller is a > > Intel > > > 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller. Under disk drives in the same > > > place It has a non-removable disk IBM-DPTA -372730. I think this is my > > hard > > > drive. I would really appreciate any help. Thanks. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > > > /dev/null > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > > /dev/null > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > > /dev/null > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
