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Author: | unkle [ Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:59 am ] |
Post subject: | Install on PATA-drive through JMicron controller ? (SOLVED) |
Hello all, I suspect this to be a problem of partitioning because the BIOS cant find the OS on the reboot. Mobo: Asus P5B-VM (with latest BIOS) Havent got at free SATA-drive so I've hooked up a PATA drive configured as master at the end of the cable connected to the JMicron-controller. Also I have a DVD-drive for the KM-disc as slave on the same cable. If i do an automatic install I get an error stating that mkfs has some problem when the installer gets to copying files from CD to HD. Code: Error: Formatting of /dev/hda1 failed. Some messages from mkfs.ext3: mke2fs 1.40-WIP (14-Nov-2006) mkfs.ext3: No such device or address while trying to determine filesystem size Well of course, - it is /dev/hdE not /dev/hdA Manually install lets me choose a disk (/dev/hde), set up the partitions and write the information. I followed the example in the pamphlet but im confused whether to make all partitions primary or only one primary and the swap and /myth as logical. I've done it like this: / primary and bootable swap logical /myth logical When asked about where to put lilo I choose MBR (is this wrong?) Now it copies the files to the disk without trouble (though in some cases it complains about not being able to find /dev/sda3 which is no wonder because im running PATA (why does the installer probe for this device when it is instructed to install on a PATA-device?)). When i reboot i get this message: Code: Error loading operating system
Did any of you have any luck install KM on a PATA-drive through this JMicron-controller. I believe that it is actually a SATA controller converting from PATA to SATA but the drives appear as PATA-drives in the devices. Any input will be greatly appreciated ! ie. what is the correct way of partitioning (step-by-step) ? |
Author: | bruce_s01 [ Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:46 pm ] |
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This sounds similar to a problem I had with an install with a HDD on hde and a DVD-ROM on hda, CD-RW on hdb. What you need to do is reboot with knoppmyth, go to an alternate console by using Ctrl-Alt-F2 and: Code: cd /mnt/hdinstall/etc nano lilo.conf modify the boot parameter to point to your boot drive, /dev/hde (not the partition) then save it and exit. Code: cd ..
chroot /mnt/hdinstall lilo -v -b /dev/hde exit shutdown -r now Hopefully, it should now reboot in to the second stage of the installation. Bruce S. |
Author: | unkle [ Wed Jan 03, 2007 2:17 pm ] |
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That did the trick ! Thankyou so much for the quick response ![]() For those of us who arent yet familiar with tampering on the HD through the use of a Live-CD here's an extra command that needs to be executed at the very beginning before you follow bruce_s01's "guide". Code: mount /dev/hde1 /mnt/hde1
Substitute "hde1" with the correct label for your system. Thankyou again for your attention. Unkle |
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