Bug#129479: scsi disk not detected
On Wed, Jan 23, 2002 at 03:40:13PM +0100, Manuel Quesada wrote:
> > So, when you select partition a hard disk, it doesn't start the
> > partitioning program? Or is it later, when you are initializing
> > partitions?
>
> It doesn't start the partitioning program, I can't select to partition a
> hard disk.
>
> It's not possible to partition the hard disk, it says that the drive is
> not
> present or not connected. But I have MacOS installed (to boot Debian),
> and the hard disk works.
>
> So, I can configure the keyboard, the network, and then I can't go on
> with the
> installation because of this problem.
Maybe the installer is trying to mount /dev/hda, which would be a
standard type disk on a newWorld. Try switching to virtual console 2,
or use the Execute a Shell menu command, to enter
mac-fdisk /dev/sda
After partitioning it the linux partitions will definitely be visible
to the installer.
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