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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=214992

           Summary: Cannot install to partition > 15 on PATA
           Product: openSUSE 10.2
           Version: Alpha 5 plus
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Other
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Blocker
          Priority: P5 - None
         Component: Installation
        AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: mrmazda@xxxxxx
         QAContact: jsrain@xxxxxxxxxx


I've run into this insanity elsewhere on SATA due to its absurd limit on
partitions per physical device. Now in an attempted factory ftp install from
mirrors.kernel.org using 20 Oct kernel and initrd I get these messages:

Your disk /dev/sdc contains 24 partitions. The maximum number of partitions
that the kernel driver of the disk can handle is 15. Partitions numbered above
15 cannot be accessed.

Your disk /dev/sda contains 22 partitions. The maximum number of partitions
that the kernel driver of the disk can handle is 15. Partitions numbered above
15 cannot be accessed.

Attempting to proceed to the partitioning step caused the graphical installer
to abort with exit code 139 on tty3, dumping me to the initial text
installation menu.

The i815/ICH2 system has neither SATA nor SCSI nor RAID nor connected USB
devices. The only card devices are Matrox G400 AGP and Intel Pro100 PCI NIC.
The installation target is /dev/hdc21, which has a previous factory install as
/dev/hda21.


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