Hi! I've a DL385 G1 server installed via PXE with SLP9.3 Now I try to re-install on the same server SuSE 10.2 also via PXE and the following error occurs: "The partitioning on disk /dev/cciss/c0d0 is not readable by the partition tool parted, which is used to change the partition table. ..." Stopping here the installation process and changing to tty2 I found that in y2log the following is logged: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ... [libstorage] SystemCmd.cc(addLine):625 Adding Line 5 "Disk /dev/cciss/c0d0: 17848cyl" [libstorage] SystemCmd.cc(addLine):625 Adding Line 6 "Number Start End Size Type File system Flags " [libstorage] SystemCmd.cc(addLine):625 Adding Line 7 "Partition Table: msdos" [libstorage] SystemCmd.cc(addLine):625 Adding Line 8 "Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B" [libstorage] SystemCmd.cc(addLine):625 Adding Line 9 " 1 0cyl 1cyl 1cyl primary , , , , , , , , , type=f2, , " [libstorage] SystemCmd.cc(addLine):625 Adding Line 10 " 2 2cyl 17847cyl 17846cyl extended boot, , , , , , lba, , , type=0f, , " [libstorage] SystemCmd.cc(addLine):625 Adding Line 11 " 5 2cyl 66cyl 64cyl logical reiserfs , , , , , , , , , type=83, , " [libstorage] SystemCmd.cc(addLine):625 Adding Line 12 " 6 67cyl 197cyl 130cyl logical linux-swap , , , , , , , , , type=82, , " [libstorage] SystemCmd.cc(addLine):625 Adding Line 13 " 7 198cyl 981cyl 783cyl logical reiserfs , , , , , , , , , type=83, , " [libstorage] SystemCmd.cc(addLine):625 Adding Line 14 " 8 982cyl 1242cyl 260cyl logical reiserfs , , , , , , , , , type=83, , " [libstorage] SystemCmd.cc(addLine):625 Adding Line 15 " 9 1243cyl 2287cyl 1044cyl logical reiserfs , , , , , , , , , type=83, , " [libstorage] SystemCmd.cc(getUntilEOF):591 pid:3763 added lines:15 stderr:0 [libstorage] SystemCmd.cc(doExecute):305 system() Returns:0 [libstorage] Disk.cc(checkSystemError):505 cmd:/usr/sbin/parted -s /dev/cciss/c0d0 unit cyl print | sort -n [libstorage] Disk.cc(checkSystemError):506 out: BIOS cylinder,head,sector geometry: 17848,255,63. Each cylinder is 8225kB. Disk /dev/cciss/c0d0: 17848cyl Number Start End Size Type File system Flags Partition Table: msdos Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B 1 0cyl 1cyl 1cyl primary , , , , , , , , , type=f2, , 2 2cyl 17847cyl 17846cyl extended boot, , , , , , lba, , , type=0f, , 5 2cyl 66cyl 64cyl logical reiserfs , , , , , , , , , type=83, , 6 67cyl 197cyl 130cyl logical linux-swap , , , , , , , , , type=82, , 7 198cyl 981cyl 783cyl logical reiserfs , , , , , , , , , type=83, , 8 982cyl 1242cyl 260cyl logical reiserfs , , , , , , , , , type=83, , 9 1243cyl 2287cyl 1044cyl logical reiserfs , , , , , , , , , type=83, , ... [libstorage] SystemCmd.cc(select):482 Pid:3763 Idx:0 Pattern:"Partition Table:" Invert:0 Lines 1 ... [libstorage] Disk.cc(detectPartitions):356 Label line:Partition Table: msdos ... [libstorage] SystemCmd.cc(select):482 Pid:3763 Idx:0 Pattern:"BIOS cylinder" Invert:0 Lines 1 ... [libstorage] Disk.cc(getGeometry):340 line:BIOS cylinder,head,sector geometry: 17848,255,63. Each cylinder is 8225kB. ... [libstorage] Disk.cc(getGeometry):341 c:17848 h:255 s:63 ... [libstorage] Disk.cc(detectPartitions):367 After parted Head:255 Sector:63 Cylinder:17848 ... [libstorage] Disk.cc(detectPartitions):369 byte_cyl:8225280 ... [libstorage] Disk.cc(detectPartitions):371 Label:msdos ... [libstorage] Disk.cc(setLabelData):463 disklabel:msdos ... [libstorage] Disk.cc(setLabelData):485 name:msdos ext:1 primary:4 logical:15 ... [libstorage] Disk.cc(scanPartedLine):592 Fields Num:1 Start:0 End:1 Type:0 ... [libstorage] Disk.cc(scanPartedLine):593 TInfo:,,,,,,,,,,type=f2,,, ... [libstorage] Disk.cc(scanPartedLine):704 Fields Num:1 Id:f2 Ptype:0 Start:0 Size:2 ... [libstorage] ProcPart.cc(getSize):56 dev:/dev/cciss/c0d0p1 ret:1 Size:16033 ...<gap> ... [libstorage] Storage.cc(dumpObjectList):209 DETECTED OBJECTS ... [libstorage] Storage.cc(dumpObjectList):213 Type:DISK Name:cciss/ Device:/dev/cciss/c0d0 Vcnt:0 readonly Cyl:17848 Head:255 Sect:63 Node <104:0> Range:16 SizeM:140006 Label:msdos SysfsDir:/sys/block/cciss!c0d0 MaxPrimary:4 ExtPossible MaxLogical:15 ... [libstorage] Storage.cc(dumpObjectList):216 END DETECTED OBJECTS ... [libstorage] Storage.cc(usedBy):4663 dev:/dev/cciss/c0d0 ret:1 ub: ... [libstorage] Storage.cc(initialize):195 device:/dev/cciss/c0d0 used By: ... [libstorage] Storage.cc(infoPopupCb):4693 INFO POPUP:The partitioning on disk /dev/cciss/c0d0 is not readable by the partitioning tool parted, which is used to change the partition table. You can use the partitions on disk /dev/cciss/c0d0 as they are. You can format them and assign mount points to them, but you cannot add, edit, resize, or remove partitions from that disk with this tool. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Doesn't look like it can't read it. The cmd run in the shell on the system at this stage nicely lists the available partitions (from the former installation). No error. Any help is appreciated. Valentin Eberhardt IMPORTANT - CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE - This e-mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity shown above as addressees . It may contain information which is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure under applicable laws . If the reader of this transmission is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, printing, distribution, copying, disclosure or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. 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