Hard Drive issuesForum: HD Install Topic: Hard Drive issues started by: dafunks Posted by dafunks on Aug. 26 2007,14:15
I have a small harddrive (1.5GB) and am having issues with it. It used to have Windows 98 on when I got it out of a old 486. I have put it in my old computer and am trying to get DSL on it (Only dsl) I did manage to get DSL-N on it yesterday but when I read it is not updated much and the last of programs I thought I would try to get DSL on it... Or Puppy Linux. But now I have tried to get DSL on it it always gives me a grub error and now as I have messed around tith it I always get errors when trying to install. When i try to use cfdisk and try to make a partition i follow the instructions but I get names like this hda1p1 hda1p2 But when I try to install I get errors about a BLOCK. Any help would be great... I think here might be something I am missing... Thanks for reading EDIT: I just tried to use cfdisk and got this error
Posted by curaga on Aug. 26 2007,14:57
try "cfdisk -z", clear all and make partitions again..
Posted by dafunks on Aug. 26 2007,15:57
FATAL ERROR: Cannot open disk drivePress any key to exit cfdisk I just tried that but got the same error.... I think if i reboot and type install cli i might be able to get rid of them. But even if i do i still get hda1 and no hda... is this normal? Posted by curaga on Aug. 26 2007,18:02
umm, check the cfdisk options, I think there are some to clear all/ignore current layout..
Posted by tinker on Aug. 27 2007,12:52
dafunks,Please show us the exact command you are using for cfdisk. Is it cfdisk /dev/hda ...or something else? Posted by dafunks on Aug. 28 2007,17:47
It is ok now I got it sorted.I found using cfdisk -z and starting from scratch. Thanks for your help... I would say that the wiki page for this needs updating as it looks old. most of it is ok but some needs more info and updating. < http://damnsmalllinux.org/wiki/index.php/Installing_to_the_Hard_Disk > Thanks everyone, Da |