Re: I got a big disk

[kara@lpi.org]

Will it let you just create a /boot, /, and swp on the smaller "so called" 
disk, then after the install, create your other partitions and move the 
mount points and such?

Or, why don't you toss it in your trunk and come over here? Quite frankly 
the trouble shooting would be good target practice for us. We've never had 
a system that couldn't get installed :-)

-Kara

On Mon, 20 May 2002, Mike808 wrote:

> I can't get RH 7.3 or MDK 8.2 to load onto my new 100GB WD disk.
> I'm doing a clean system build, so there is no pre-existing system.
> 
> I've got an Asus K7M mobo (a 2yo Athlon 650) with the lastest 1032b2 BIOS 
> flashed. 1009 didn't even recognize the full drive size. At least now it 
> sees 100.0GB.
> 
> Here's what WD says about the CHS layout:
>  C: 193821, H: 16, S: 63
> 
> Here's what the BIOS reports on the screen:
>  C: 47885, H: 16, S: 255
> 
> And, lastly, what Linux sees:
>  C: 12161, H: 255, S: 63
> 
> On both distros, I can partition it just fine. I can format the partitions.
> But, when it goes to install GRUB or LILO, both distros barf and the install
> dies there.
> 
> I've tried using "hda=47885,16,255" on boot, and for the GRUB/LILO boot 
> parameters. Still no dice. And Disk Druid still sees the 12161/255/63 setup,
> no matter what I put on the boot line.
> 
> I've read the "Large Disk HOW-TO", but still can't get this !@#$(&% to load.
> 
> Help me Obi-Wan, you're my only hope...
> 
> I'm ready to try SuSE - anyone think it will help?
> 
> Mike808/
> 

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Kara Pritchard                          Phone: 618-398-7360
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