Re: Get install to Recognize Hard Drive
Yes, it's the only drive. The error is in the dbootstrap install program
right after I select qwerty/us as the keyboard layout. It says that no hard
drive was detected so I need to set up my network now to install from an (I
think) NFS drive. I don't get it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew McRobert" <mcrobert@central.murdoch.edu.au>
To: "'Cody Cutrer'" <programmer066@lunardawn.com>; "'Debian Users'"
<debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 9:51 PM
Subject: RE: Get install to Recognize Hard Drive
> hi again
>
> is the 25GB beast the only hard drive installed in your machine? I've
found
> that the most common problem of an OS not seeing a hard drive is incorrect
> jumper settings (Master/Slave/Cable Select). However, it look like Win98
> sees your hard drive(s)? On the linux install, what's the error your
getting
> (that indicates it doesn't see your HDD).
>
> tks
> A
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cody Cutrer [mailto:programmer066@lunardawn.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 11:27 AM
> To: Debian Users
> Subject: Re: Get install to Recognize Hard Drive
>
>
> Did not know there was any use for that pause key. Now I know. Here is
that
> last screen I couldn't see:
>
> Ultra66 (tm) BIOS Version 1.12 (Build 0518)
> (c) 1998-1999 Promise Technology, Inc. All rights reserved.
>
> D0 IBM-DPTA-372730 LBA 26105MB Ultra DMA 4
> D1 Not Detected
> D2 Not Detected
> D3 Not Detected
>
> IDE BUS Master Enabled
>
> That is the third screen, character-for-character, space-for-space. Now
> maybe you can help me some more. Thanks.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew McRobert" <mcrobert@central.murdoch.edu.au>
> To: "'Cody Cutrer'" <programmer066@lunardawn.com>
> Cc: "Debian-Users (E-mail)" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 9:03 PM
> Subject: RE: Get install to Recognize Hard Drive
>
>
> > the information at start up may be useful, during the startup sequence,
> hit
> > the "Pause" button ... usually next to your "Scroll Lock" ...
> >
> > a
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Cody Cutrer [mailto:programmer066@lunardawn.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 11:00 AM
> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > Subject: Re: Get install to Recognize Hard Drive
> >
> >
> > Yes the BIOS is set to auto-detect my HD. It is weird though. When I go
to
> > setup IDE devices, my DVD and CD-RW show up when in auto-mode, yet the
> > primary master says none when in auto mode (I left it in auto mode like
it
> > was before.) When I boot up I get the GeForce ROM screen, then Phoenix
> BIOS,
> > RAM check, keyboard/mouse check and DVD and CD-RW OK in one screen. Then
> in
> > a screen that flashes by really fast that I could barely see in the top
> > section was an Ultra66 Controller ROM or something like that. Then in
> > another section I see four lines, and in the top line I made out LBA
> before
> > it disappeared. I can't remember what was below. Just so you know,
Windows
> > 98 does boot up and detects the hard drive just fine. I don't know.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Andrew McRobert" <mcrobert@central.murdoch.edu.au>
> > To: "Debian-Users (E-mail)" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> > Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 8:20 PM
> > Subject: RE: Get install to Recognize Hard Drive
> >
> >
> > > ... is your BIOS set to auto-detect your HDDs ... and do they show up
at
> > > startup?
> > >
> > > tks
> > > A
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Cody Cutrer [mailto:programmer066@lunardawn.com]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 8:07 AM
> > > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > > Subject: Get install to Recognize Hard Drive
> > >
> > >
> > > I can get all the different ways to boot into the install program to
> work,
> > > but once there, it says I have no hard drive. My partition table is
(Not
> > > exact):
> > >
> > > 1st DOS FAT32 vol: Windows98 Size: about 25 GB
> > > 2nd DOS FAT32 vol: Linux Size: 2176 MB
> > > 3rd and 4th empty
> > >
> > > I used fips to shrink Windows98 and am going to change Linux partition
> > into
> > > a 2048 MB Linux Native and a 128 MB Linux Swap during setup. It is a
27
> GB
> > > HD. It's really weird because when I go to BIOS setup it isn't in
there
> > > either. In System properties in windows it says my HD controller is a
> > Intel
> > > 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller. Under disk drives in the
same
> > > place It has a non-removable disk IBM-DPTA -372730. I think this is my
> > hard
> > > drive. I would really appreciate any help. Thanks.
> > >
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