Re: debian install error
On Wed, 5 Mar 1997, Craig Sanders wrote:
Im using the 2.0.0 install set (i then upgrade teh kernel myself later:)
I'll download the later disks and see what happens. Thanks!
>
> On Wed, 5 Mar 1997, Solomani wrote:
>
> > When i first initialise two brand new 4.5 gig IBM HD i get this error
> >
> > badblocks: cant resolve symbol 'llseek'
> > writing inode tables: 256/265mkfs.ext2 cant resolve symbol 'llseek'
> >
> > ideas?
> >
> > suggestions?
> >
> > solutions?
>
> hmmm. that's an old problem...haven't seen it for a while. you must be
> running on an old kernel and/or old libc - what versions are you running?
>
> anyway, the reason for the problem is that until fairly recently (6 months
> or less - i can't remember exactly) the kernel was limited to approx 2gb
> filesystems. This limit is gone now.
>
> try upgrading your system - at least the kernel, libc5, e2fsprogs and any
> other packages which these may be dependant upon.
>
>
> if you really don't want to do this, then you can still format the disks
> with multiple <2gb partitions.
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>
>
> I just saw the subject line again - if you're in the middle of installing
> debian for the first time (how old is the floppy/CD set you're installing
> from? - where did you get it from?), then you have a few choices:
>
> 1. download the latest install disks from ftp.debian.org (or a mirror
> near you) and use them to install with. they will be at least
> kernel 2.0.27, so should be able to format large disks.
>
> 2. partition ONE of your drives so that /, /usr, /home, /var, /tmp
> etc are on separate partitions and take less than 2gb each. install
> debian onto this setup. when you have debian installed, then upgrade
> the kernel etc as mentioned above, and when you've rebooted with a
> newer kernel you should be able to format the second 4.5GB drive as
> a single partition.
>
>
>
> craig
>
> (there's more than one way to do just about anything :-)
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>
>
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