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| Author: | bobertv [ Fri Nov 24, 2006 12:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | problem with mke2fs on install |
I downloaded knoppmyth from http://hust.la/KnoppMyth/ and burned it to a cd. Tried the auto install, and after entering my details I keep getting: Error: Formatting of /dev/hda1 failed. Some messaged from mkfs.ext3: mke2fs 1.35 (05-Feb-2005) mkfs.ext3: No Such device or addres while trying to determine file system size I tried the drive on both spots on the chain to make sure it wasn't on the slave spot. I tried manual install, and was able to partition the drive like it was suggested on hust, but when I got to the bit about " Ensure /dev/xda1 is bootable, write the partition table and quit cfdisk. Once the partitions have been created, press <CTRL><ALT><F2>. mkswap /dev/xda2 && swapon /dev/xda2. Format /dev/xda3 and xda4 with the desired filesystem type. Once complete <CTRL><ALT><F1> and return to the installation. Note: During the making of partitions, you can choose any fstype you wish, ext2 is recommended for the live buffer (hda3) and ext3 for the data (hda4). # mke2fs -O sparse_super -m0 -i8000000 -L cache -M /cache /dev/hda3 This should yield some performance increase on /cache (used for the ring buffer) # mke2fs -j -O sparse_super -m0 -i8000000 -L myth -M /myth /dev/hda4 (I highly recommend a journalling fs for /dev/hda4)." well I wasnt sure how to make /dev/xda1 bootable, but I made hda1 bootable. And the command to mkswap also failed, and when trying the mke2fs -j -O..... it also failed. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions on what to try or if this is an old version or something? |
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| Author: | mjl [ Fri Nov 24, 2006 1:27 pm ] |
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Hi, Details... Type of install, manual, auto, to ide or sata, and the drive is primary, jumpered as master, etc? Test the cd at boot time with ( boot: testcd ) Try the wiki for extra ideas. Mike |
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| Author: | bobertv [ Fri Nov 24, 2006 6:01 pm ] |
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I tried typing testcd when the boot: comes up were you can hit enter or type tv. on doing this it says "cound not find kernel image: testcd" but this last boot caught my eye, the cd drive (on a seperate cable) was listed as hda, switched cables and it installed. d'oh! Thanks for the help! |
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| Author: | mjl [ Sun Nov 26, 2006 4:48 pm ] |
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Hi, Good you are running. Also it is "boot: tv testcd" , sorry I left the tv part out the first time... Mike |
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| Author: | golub1 [ Sun Dec 17, 2006 2:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Partitioning problem... |
bobertv wrote: I tried typing testcd when the boot: comes up were you can hit enter or type tv. on doing this it says "cound not find kernel image: testcd"
but this last boot caught my eye, the cd drive (on a seperate cable) was listed as hda, switched cables and it installed. d'oh! Thanks for the help! Thanks for posting this, I was having this exact problem and being new to Linux was stumbling over this... Cheers, Golub |
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