hugo vanwoerkom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ruben Lopez wrote: > > hugo vanwoerkom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I am trying to install sarge, but the installation doesn't seem to > > > > be able to detect my hard drive. When I select the "Partition a Hard > > > > Drive" option, nothing happens except the installation menu just > > > > returns to the "Partition..." option. When I start cfdisk in ash I > > > > get "FATAL ERROR: Cannot open disk drive". I have searched some of > > > > the buglists but I > > > > cannot tell > > > > <snip> > > From what CW says it might be the fact that you are partitioning. Did > you check the install-report package for bugs? I don't don't partition, I > only use what there is and format. But I also have a 40GB maxtor and so > that ain't it. > > So do you have to partition? Is it a new disk? If so partition on an > existing linux, or better yet, run Knoppic and do the partitioning with > it, just use cfdisk. > > Then run the installer again and don't partition but just format. >
The problem comes before that - I cannot access the drive at all, so I cannot run cfdisk to format or partition. I tried installing with a blank drive and then with the drive already partitioned, but the result was the same - the installer hung at the "Partition..." option and using ash I could not access the disk. Ruben -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
