Bug#284996: Sarge installation fails at partitioning on laptop

[Anton Zinoviev <anton@lml.bas.bg>]

Hi!

Acording to /var/log/partman you started the installation with clear
disk - without partition table (this is strange for a notebook).

Then you created the necessary partitions.

Then partman tried to write the partition table.

However the kernel says: "The kernel was unable to re-read the partition
table on /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc (Input/output error). 
This means Linux won't know anything nothing about the modifications you
made until you reboot.  You should reboot your computer before doing
anything with /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc."

Consequently the kernel can not find and use the new partitions.

I have heard about notebooks having some special, internaly used
partition on the disk that may not be removed.  I don't know if this so
in your case.

On Thu, Dec 09, 2004 at 05:56:13PM -0600, Steve Kleiser wrote:
> 
> Bug#258834: "failed installation on Compaq Presario 1260 laptop"
> lookssimilar but unresolved./var/log/partman and messages are attached.

Yes, it looks to me similar.

Anton Zinoviev