can't install dsl on my pentium II:boot trouble
Forum: HD Install
Topic: can't install dsl on my pentium II:boot trouble
started by: la denree
Posted by la denree on Nov. 15 2006,09:34
Hi People,I'm trying to install dsl-n on my compaq portable pentium II
so I follow the instruction here under:
< http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/dsl-n/f/v > … c/177.html
It work until i wrote dsl-hdinstall
then it ast me the target partition:hda1 ou hda2
i put hda1 or whatevever else hda2
then it ask me if I want the journalized ext3 filesystem: yes
last chance... continue: yes
and then come the trouble:
creating filesystem ext3 on /dev/hda1...
An error occured while creating the file system.
some message from mkfs:
mkfs 1.35 (28 feb 2004)
/dev/hda1 is mounted; will not make a filesystem here!
if somebody knows what can I do:
i believe i should format all this old informations on the computer.
I need this computer working very soon foer my project:
thanks a lot
La denree (french dude in space)
Posted by skaos on Nov. 15 2006,11:03
I'm don't know about DSL-N but in DSL you have to partition the disk before installing. You can do this running cfdisk as root. You also have to set the correct partition type; 83=linux, 82=swap.hda1= first partition on the primary master
hdb2= second partition on the primary slave
hdc3= third partition on the secondary master (hdc may also be the cd drive)
etc. ...
Posted by la denree on Nov. 15 2006,11:34
well,thanks a lot to answer,
but actually it's actually what i did
Posted by skaos on Nov. 15 2006,11:55
Maybe this helps: Use df to list mounted partitions and if /dev/hda1 is mounted then as root you should be able to unmount it with umount /dev/hda1.
Posted by la denree on Nov. 15 2006,12:14
ok, there 's progress!!when i tip df
i don't see any /dev/hda1 only:
/dev/root.old mounted on /
/dev/hdb mounted on cdrom
/dev/cloop mounted on /knoppix
/ramdisk mounted on /ramdisk
/unionfs mounted on /unionfs
how can i mount /dev/hda1 then?
sorry i'm beginner
i did:
sudo su<Enter>
cfdisk<Enter>
then create(with type 82 83):
hda1 primary linux swap 296.12 mb
hda2 boot primary linux 6193 mb
sudo su<Enter>
Then type:
mkswap /dev/hda1<Enter>
swapon /dev/hda1<Enter>
[returns to command prompt]
Finally, type:
dsl-hdinstall<Enter>
Posted by skaos on Nov. 15 2006,12:37
You don't have to run mkswap and swapon - I think DSL does that for you during the installation. You can run swapoff /dev/hda1 to switch off swap and then run the installation script.
Posted by la denree on Nov. 15 2006,12:52
Dude, i believe it's working,merci beaucoup mon gars!
Posted by la denree on Nov. 15 2006,13:29
oops mmh :Use [g]rub or[l]ilo boot loader? (g/l):
which one should I take??
Posted by la denree on Nov. 15 2006,13:45
anyway i choose[g]rub now ask me to reboot and now well,what's the difference?
i still have to run with the cd inside
my hd is still really full of old stuff
super great
Posted by la denree on Nov. 15 2006,13:52
when i restart without cd it says:grub loading, please wait :
erroe 17
:rock:
Posted by la denree on Nov. 15 2006,13:53
i mean:grub loading, please wait :
error 17
Posted by skaos on Nov. 15 2006,14:49
I don't know much about grub, suggest one of these:1. google
2. use lilo instead of grub
3. wait and see if anybody else knows
Posted by la denree on Nov. 15 2006,15:05
i gonna try lilothanks a lot anyway
Posted by la denree on Nov. 15 2006,15:53
yep and that was the things , now it's installed on the hard disk,
only trouble that i still can't solve is that the most of the memory is used
that's stange because i got 6 giga
apparently it's the old memory
and the question who stay is how to delete all what memory used
but thanks a lot without you i would deffinitivly not be able to install dsl-n
;)