Bug#515990: debian-installer: Fails to detect partitions on hard disk

2009-02-18 Thread Khristian
I had a problem like this just yesterday, and below is a copy of the e-mail I sent to the lists (debian-boot and debian-user): Well, I found out the cause of the problem: it seems that my previous install of Ubuntu somehow managed to create a swap partition that overlapped a bit of the beginning o

Bug#515990: debian-installer: Fails to detect partitions on hard disk

2009-02-18 Thread Mark Brown
On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 02:46:11PM -0300, Otavio Salvador wrote: > Please verify if parted sees the partition table. Parted reports "Error: Cannot have overlapping partitions." -- "You grabbed my hand and we fell into it, like a daydream - or a fever." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boo

Bug#515990: debian-installer: Fails to detect partitions on hard disk

2009-02-18 Thread Khristian
You could try running a livecd (ubuntu, for example) and running the partition editor (gparted). On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 2:52 PM, Mark Brown wrote: > On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 02:46:11PM -0300, Otavio Salvador wrote: > >> Please verify if parted sees the partition table. > > How would I go about do

Bug#515990: debian-installer: Fails to detect partitions on hard disk

2009-02-18 Thread Mark Brown
On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 02:46:11PM -0300, Otavio Salvador wrote: > Please verify if parted sees the partition table. How would I go about doing this? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Bug#515990: debian-installer: Fails to detect partitions on hard disk

2009-02-18 Thread Otavio Salvador
On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Mark Brown wrote: > Package: debian-installer > Version: 5.0 > Severity: important > > When attempting to install on my Dell XPS M1330 partitioning correctly > detects my disk but only offers me the option of creating an entirely > new partition table (either manua

Bug#515990: debian-installer: Fails to detect partitions on hard disk

2009-02-18 Thread Mark Brown
Package: debian-installer Version: 5.0 Severity: important When attempting to install on my Dell XPS M1330 partitioning correctly detects my disk but only offers me the option of creating an entirely new partition table (either manually or via guided install). It does not offer me the ability to