Re: Lenny + Dell PE 2970

["M. Lewis" <cajun@cajuninc.com>]

Mark Goldshtein wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 11:40 PM, M. Lewis <cajun@> wrote:
> > Thorny wrote:
> > > On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:58:32 -0500, M. Lewis posted:
> > >
> > > > I'm trying to install Lenny on a Dell Power Edge 2970 with little
> > > > success.
> > > > The problem I'm running into is installing grub. My .iso images check
> > > > with
> > > > md5sum correctly. With three different DVDs, I get the error:
> > > >
> > > > Unable to install grub in (hd0)
> > > > Executing 'grub-install (hd0)' failed This is a fatal error.
> > > >
> > > > [...]
> > > Lets have a look at your /boot/grub/device.map
> > I didn't look at that, but now when I try to mount /dev/sda1 it's
> > telling me it is an invalid filesystem. Fdisk shows nothing now.
> >
> > This gets more frustrating as it goes along.
>
> Hey, man! Think positively :)
> We are thinking about you!
> It is Friday, have a beer :)
>
> Maybe you should look for that partitioning utility on vendor web site?
> Maybe the HDD should be pre-partitioned with that util before any OS
> installation?

I've had several beers dealing with this thing already. A few more 
sounds good.

I'll try that Mark. Stranger things have happened.

Thanks,
Mike
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