Not exactly a fix, but can't you upgrade from 8.1 to 8.2 instead of doing a fresh install? Consider also trying the floppy images, like the "other" or copying the CD to a iso file, mounting it using loopback and installing from there.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > It's hdc, 3rd HDD. It's a 60 Gig Western Digital. My 1997 BIOS (sorry, > no further patches available) doesn't know what to do with it, so have > set it in BIOS / CMOS (IDE secondary master) to None. Then, Window~1 95, > > 2000 & XP can see and deal with it fine. > > Until now, so could Linux. On Mdk 8.1, and RHat 7.1, either during > install would pause and time out when trying to get partitions etc., and > would then proceed with install; then, after install, on boot, either > would again pause & then time out when trying to get partition info on > this HDD; then, would skip it, go on and boot fine. In fact, except for > /boot, all of my Linux install & partitions are on this 3rd HDD. /boot > is on hda, a 4 Gig drive. > > After prior installs, on booting, the system would, after timing out for > getting partition info from this HDD, later time out with a message > as to trying to get IRQ from this partition (sorry, don't have exact > language -- IIRC, something to effect of error 2.5, 1.58 or somesuch); > then, > after time out, would again proceed to finish booting. > > Now, neither Mdk 8.2 ( nor RHat 7.3 ) will even install. The install > routine > hangs at trying to get partition info for hdc, and just won't do anything > further. It_just_sits_there. No escape, Enter nor other keys work. > Ideas? TIA > > P.S: No, the HDD is OK. Late last night, I reinstalled Mdk 8.0, > which installed, boots OK, and functions exactly as described > above from prior experience. Window~1 can still see, and write from/ to, > > this HDD and all FAT 32 partitions on it, just fine. > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Wooky -- -- shinjiteiru shinjirareru, korekara aruku kono michi wo! kimi ga iru yo, boku ga iru yo sore ijou nani mo iranai. umareta imi ,sagasu yori mo ima ikiteru koto kanjite, kotae yori mo, daiji na mono hitotsu hitotsu mitsuketeiku...
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