Todd,
On Friday 09 August 2002 15:20, Todd Lyons Wrote Thusly:
> David Oberbeck wrote on Thu, Aug 08, 2002 at 06:06:50PM -0600 :
> > I am trying to install Mdk 8.2 ProSuite Edition on a Compaq DL360
> > with Smart Array 5i RAID controller. I must run "linux ide=nodma" to
> > get the installer up. So far, so good.
>
<snip>
> Oops, almost forgot. Use "devfs=nomount" at the beginning of the
> install *AND* put it in each of the lilo boot images when it comes time
> to configure the boot loader near the end of the install. This
> particular raid controller requires that you disable devfs.
>
> Blue skies... Todd
Thank you very much for responding!
I tried your suggestions, unforunately, ultimately ended up with
the same error as before.
"An error occurred.
Swap area needs to be."
This error dialog is presented when attempting to format the swap
partition.
The detailed, gory history: Booted the installation, F1, then:
linux ide=nodma devfs=nomount
When through the usual prompts until the disk section (security
level 'high', if that datum is useful), then ctrl-alt-F2.
Ran fdisk:
fdisk /dev/cciss/c0d0
fdisk reported that the partitions were not on a cylinder boundary
(seems bad). Deleted all of the partitions that had been created
during the previous install attempt. Then created a small primary
partition (p1) as you suggested of 15 Mbytes. Rebooted, re-ran
installer with the same start options.
Then partitioned disk (leaving the manually inserted primary
partition in place), then added the partitions that I wanted to add.
Then went to format, and - tragically - the exact same error message.
I rebooted, ctrl-alt-F2, ran fdisk again. Saw the partitions that I
had created in the gui installer, (however, this time there was no
warning about partitions not being on a cylinder boundary).
So, went back to the GUI, did not change any of the partitions,
just assigned mount points to them. Went to format, same error on the
swap partition; back to where we were before.
What else can this be?
For your information, here is the partition table printout from
fdisk, as read out by 'fdisk /dev/cciss/c0d0' then 'p':
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/cciss/c0d0p1 * 1 15 61184 83 Linux
/dev/cciss/c0d0p2 * 16 4357 17715360 5 Extended
/dev/cciss/c0d0p5 * 16 26 44864 83 Linux
/dev/cciss/c0d0p6 * 27 1531 6140384 83 Linux
/dev/cciss/c0d0p7 * 1532 1781 1019984 83 Linux
/dev/cciss/c0d0p8 * 1782 2031 1019984 83 Linux
/dev/cciss/c0d0p9 * 2032 3850 7421504 83 Linux
/dev/cciss/c0d0p10 * 3851 4357 2068544 82 Linux swap
This listing seems OK to me - what else could it be? Some other
magic option? Perchance some arcane incantation to the electron gods
and / or Murphy?
On a more serious note - thank you again for responding. I'm under
the gun to get this server up as quickly as possible, and am wit's
end.
TIA,
David
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