From: chris@iastate.edu (Chris Wong) Subject: Re: HELP: fdisk fail! Date: Sun, 1 Aug 1993 02:06:44 GMT
In <chris.744134653@vincent2.iastate.edu> chris@iastate.edu (Chris Wong) writes:
>I try to install Linux with the SLS package under my machine, but I've
>got a SCSI time out error during installation.
>I can do fdisk well and mke2fs well, but not doinstall.
>It will copy serveral files and then time out.
Actually the fdisk process didn't go well. The following is the error
messages I've got.
Command (m for help) : w
The partition table has been altered!
Calling BLKRRPART ioctl() to re-read partition table
sd0 : unsupported sector size -2147483648
scsi : deleting disk entry
scsidisk I/O error
dev 0800, sector 0
unable to read partition table of device 0800
Syncing disks
Reboot your system to ensure partition table is updated
>Please help! I desperately want to join the Linux community.
>The following is my System configuration:
>DELL 450DE/2 DGX
>50MHz with 128k ext. cache
>JAWS video system with 2M VRAM
>32M Simm RAM (2 16M modules)
>Adaptec 1542C with floppy controller disable
>(i.e., using on-board floppy controller.)
>Micropolis 2112 Fast SCSI II 1001M Harddrive
>Toshiba 3401 internal CD-ROM drive
>ProAudio Spectrum 16
>3.5" floppy drive
>--
>Chris Wong | "Hardware is supposed to serve Software."
>chris@iastate.edu | Computer Engineering & Computer Science
>twba8@isuvax.iastate.edu | Iowa State University of Science and Technology
-- Chris Wong | "Hardware is supposed to serve Software." chris@iastate.edu | Computer Engineering & Computer Science twba8@isuvax.iastate.edu | Iowa State University of Science and Technology