Invisible Partitions

Forum: HD Install
Topic: Invisible Partitions
started by: dick

Posted by dick on Jan. 30 2006,10:00

I'm trying to install dsl on my hd but it doesnt see previously created partitions.running cfdisk says something like " r u happy with 0v bloc size" and then allows me to specify a new partition but on trying to write the part. info. to disk the pc locks up!!
The Pc is a Celeron 466 with 256M of ram and a smallish 3G HDU.
I have heard there are issues with SIS components ?
BUt I can/have installed a different dist. on the hd, with no problems - but I'd like to put dsl on, cos it's soo fast.
PLease help me- as I'm new to Linux - please!!

Posted by FRANZ on Jan. 30 2006,10:19

I got the same problem. I posted this message yesterday:

I'd like to use this topic to explain my problems.
I got two computers: Pentium 3 and Pentium 2. If I use P3 with live DSL CD, good, hda1 (Win98) is mounted and hda2 and hda3. If I use P2, nothing works. So I try TOMRSBT disk in P2. Good. It mounts hda1 (W98), hda2 (DSL) and can see hda3 (Swap) but as I said DSL no. If I use Mount Tool in P2 appears in it hda1, hda2 and hda3, but if I click the message is:

MOUNT: YOU MUST SPECIFY THE FILESYSTEM TYPE.

Posted by Guest on Jan. 30 2006,13:52

If you have sis hard drive controller on you computer it wont work, its the knoppix whics causes the problems, Feather linux is based on same(?) knoppix version as dsl and both of them cant recognice hd`s using SiS hd controller. it might have been fixed on newer versions of knoppix, i dont know havent tested it.

iam running STX linux on my p2 450mhz 128mb ram 6 gb, and it is fast, try it if you cant get DSL to work.

Posted by Guest on Jan. 30 2006,13:53

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Posted by dick on Jan. 30 2006,16:28

Thanks for that - I'll try STX!

Posted by FRANZ on Jan. 30 2006,18:49

You're right fxb. My MB has SiS inside.

Posted by dick on Jan. 31 2006,08:13

Do you know why dsl doesn't work with sis? Is it just the way that the sis controller works or the s/w not talking to it correctly?

Posted by Guest on Jan. 31 2006,13:15

I dont know why, SIS works with other distributions which are not based on knoppix, thats all what i know.

Posted by Guest on Feb. 14 2006,17:32

Quote (FRANZ @ Jan. 30 2006,13:49)

You're right fxb. My MB has SiS inside.

Try to use cheat code:
dsl dma

it should work.

Posted by dick on Mar. 20 2006,10:02

Yes! That sorted it, Thanks All.