'libfdisk error reading sector' during debian installation
As i am new in LINUX, a few suggestions about solving the following
problem would be most helpful. I try to install the debian version
(floppy media) on an old Compaq Deskpro 386/20. I installed a
non-standard harddisk (Conner, not recognized by the BIOS)so I boot from
my rescue disk with the startup options : hd=683,16,38 to indicate the
correct disk geometry. To create the partitions, I use CFDISK with the
same parameters (-c, -h and -s) In-between the installation phases, when
I get 'Installation program is determining the current state..... etc'
an error message comes in-between: 'libfdisk error reading sector
311296. Operation not permitted' This sector must be the last sector in
the first partition. Even when I changed the size of my 2 partitions
(Ext Linux and Linux swap), the number changes and still seems to
indicate the last sector of the first partition. I can continue the
installation, file system creation and bad-track checking seems to work
but at the installation of the base system, after copying the 6
'base'-floppies, uncompression of the zipped file doesn't work and I
should copy the 6 floppies again and again. Is there a solution ????
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