Partitioning nightmare
Forum: HD Install
Topic: Partitioning nightmare
started by: bizres
Posted by bizres on Mar. 09 2007,21:05
Well, my system has and 40GB hard drive with Win2K as the single and standard operating system (now corrupt). I would now like to remove it completely and put in DSL, so booted the system with DSL LiveCD and tried to follow the instructions given on the DSL Wiki, but when I come to cfdisk I see the following:hda1 Boot Primary NTFS ^D 40007.77
PRI/Log Free space 8.23
and when I delete the hda1 partition and set new hda1 & hda2 partitions and reboot the system, then type in
sudo -s
mkswap /dev/hda1
swapon /dev/hda1
it just gives me an error
and when I go back to cfdisk, I see the same old:
hda1 Boot Primary NTFS ^D 40007.77
PRI/Log Free space 8.23
how this can after deleting it and where the hda1 & hda2 partitions I set up went, is anybody's guess
any ideal what I should do?
Regards
Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Mar. 09 2007,22:12
Make sure you1. "write" your changes to the disk before exiting cfdisk
2. reboot after your changes after exiting cfdisk
Posted by lucky13 on Mar. 09 2007,22:36
| Quote (bizres @ Mar. 09 2007,16:05) |
| and when I delete the hda1 partition and set new hda1 & hda2 partitions and reboot the system, then type in sudo -s mkswap /dev/hda1 swapon /dev/hda1 how this can after deleting it and where the hda1 & hda2 partitions I set up went, is anybody's guess |
Make sure you're using the write command like hats said. Don't forget to toggle hda2 bootable if that's where you want to install Linux and to set hda1 (if that's your swap) to filesystem 82.
This has no bearing on writing your partitions in cfdisk but there's no need to enter a user password to get into a root shell. I know it's picking nits because it accomplishes the same result, but sudo su is a little easier if you want root (no need to enter user password like on -s -- good to know on live CDs if you don't know/have a password):
sudo su
[straight to root]
mkswap /dev/hda1
swapon /dev/hda1
Posted by bizres on Mar. 10 2007,13:30
Thank you.DSL Successfully installed to my hard drive and now my system boots up ok with DSL.
However, when booting from the LiveCD, DSL could detect my network card and allowed me to configure the IP address, etc. Now when I go to DSL Panel then Netcard config, all what it tells me is, "No supported network cards found".
I went to SYSTEM STATS and clicked on the NET tab at the bottom and it tells me:
FULLNAME="VIA Technologies|VT82C100A [Rhine 10/100]"
DRIVER="via-rhine"
# Insert nameservers here
# nameserver 127.0.0.1
nameserver 206.13.28.12
lo
Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.01 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 METRIC:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collissions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0B)
When I click on the "modules" tab at the bottom of the "SYSTEM STATS" it has no mention of the network card
When I click on the "pci" tab at the bottom of the "SYSTEM STATS" it says (among other things,):
0000:00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rcv74)
When I click on the "hardware" tab at the bottom of the "SYSTEM STATS" it says (among other things,):
NETCARD_FULLNAME="VIA Technologies|VT82C100A [Rhine 10/100]
NETCARD_DRIVER="via-rhine"
Another thing I have noticed after installing DSL onto the hard drive is in the My DSL Extension Tool:
Apps, Muktimedia, Themes
Games, Net, UCI
VNC, GEK2, System
WM_Apps, Testing, Load Local
When I now click on any of the above options, all I get is a blank window coming up, whereas when booting from the LiveCD, clicking on any of these options use to bring up a window with further options.
Pls advise.
Regards.
Posted by bizres on Mar. 10 2007,13:30
Thank you.DSL Successfully installed to my hard drive and now my system boots up ok with DSL.
However, when booting from the LiveCD, DSL could detect my network card and allowed me to configure the IP address, etc. Now when I go to DSL Panel then Netcard config, all what it tells me is, "No supported network cards found".
I went to SYSTEM STATS and clicked on the NET tab at the bottom and it tells me:
FULLNAME="VIA Technologies|VT82C100A [Rhine 10/100]"
DRIVER="via-rhine"
# Insert nameservers here
# nameserver 127.0.0.1
nameserver 206.13.28.12
lo
Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.01 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 METRIC:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collissions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0B)
When I click on the "modules" tab at the bottom of the "SYSTEM STATS" it has no mention of the network card
When I click on the "pci" tab at the bottom of the "SYSTEM STATS" it says (among other things,):
0000:00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rcv74)
When I click on the "hardware" tab at the bottom of the "SYSTEM STATS" it says (among other things,):
NETCARD_FULLNAME="VIA Technologies|VT82C100A [Rhine 10/100]
NETCARD_DRIVER="via-rhine"
Another thing I have noticed after installing DSL onto the hard drive is in the My DSL Extension Tool:
Apps, Muktimedia, Themes
Games, Net, UCI
VNC, GEK2, System
WM_Apps, Testing, Load Local
When I now click on any of the above options, all I get is a blank window coming up, whereas when booting from the LiveCD, clicking on any of these options use to bring up a window with further options.
Pls advise.
Regards.
Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Mar. 10 2007,22:44
What type of hd-install did you use?Try `rmmod via-rhine` then `modprobe via-rhine` then run `netcardconfig`.
Note that the MyDSL browser relies on the internet being active.
Posted by bizres on Mar. 11 2007,11:52
The hdinstall I selected was LILO.When I go to the DSL ATerminal:
rmmod via-rhine
I get the response:
module via-rhine is not loaded
modprobe via-rhine
I get the response:
/lib/modules/2.4.26/kernel/drivers/net/b44.o: init-module: no such device
Hint: insmode errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
/lib/modules/2.4.26/kernel/drivers/net/b44.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.4.26/kernel/drivers/net/b44.o: failed
/lib/modules/2.4.26/kernel/drivers/net/b44.o: insmod via-rhine failed
netcard config
I get the response:
bash: netcard: command not found
Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Mar. 11 2007,17:22
A frugal lilo?Which version of DSL are you using? I think there was a changeup in the b44 module.
Note that "netcardconfig" is one word, and that it can't be used it if the module does not load.
Posted by bizres on Mar. 11 2007,17:44
| Quote (^thehatsrule^ @ Mar. 11 2007,12:22) |
| A frugal lilo? Which version of DSL are you using? I think there was a changeup in the b44 module. Note that "netcardconfig" is one word, and that it can't be used it if the module does not load. |
| Quote |
| A frugal lilo? |
yes
| Quote |
| Which version of DSL are you using? |
guess it's DSL 3.2
Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Mar. 11 2007,18:51
Check "System Stats" for the version.For now I think you can try a 3.3 RC or 3.0 ... can't remember which one's exactly.
Posted by bizres on Mar. 11 2007,19:07
I checked under System Stats:in the CPU tab it says DSL-3.2
in the dmesg tab it says Linux version 2.4.26 (root@knoppix) (gcc version 2.95.4 20011002 (Debian prerelease))#1 SMP Sa Apr 17 19:33:42 CEST 2004
| Quote |
| For now I think you can try a 3.3 RC or 3.0 ... can't remember which one's exactly. |
what is 3.3 RC ......?
Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Mar. 11 2007,22:11
release candidate... sort of like a beta.
Posted by bizres on Mar. 12 2007,06:41
oh, ok.so how do I go about getting my network card and the internet to work on DSL?
Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Mar. 12 2007,13:33
You could try either version listed... that would probably be the easiest way to test.I have heard that just replacing the b44 module doesn't work out-of-the-box, though you could try that if you wish.