Roland Hill wrote:
Hi Sid,
* Sid Boyce
[26-12-04 10:37]: My trouble on the XP3000+ was an ATA100 HD it point blank failed to install on, it was my 9.1 drive and I'd tried upgrade and fresh install without reformatting, but it was happy with an ATA133 that I had rsync'd over from the ATA100 and done a fresh install without reformatting, on the XP3000+ laptop, I went around in circles, then for no reason, it worked, another ATA100, on the P-II/333 laptop with an ATA100, no problem. I wonder if you could boot from knoppix, timos rescuecd or may be in rescue mode on the SuSE CD/DVD and format the drive, then mkreiserfs, mkswap and have another go.
Slightly out of sysnc with replies!
My problem is the drive (hda) that has the error is my nicely operating 8.2 install. hdb (currently installed with Yoper2, previously Ubuntu) is the drive I want 9.2 on, just until I'm satisfied with setting it up etc.
As I previously mentioned, I'm curious as to why 9.2 has a problem in this regard when nothing else has.
Might (as a temp measure), remove current hda, set hdb up has hda, and see what happens. Have seen comments regarding problems with round IDE cables etc, unfortunately I removed them months ago.
Thanks for your input.
Likewise, I've been curious, 9.2 can offer up some weird problems on install, only the Gods know why as SuSE obviously don't judging by their complete silence on the subject. They are the sort of things you can try, it may suddenly get going. Anything tried is better than nothing, but I doubt there is a single thing wrong with the hardware. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce .... Hamradio G3VBV and Keen Flyer =====ALMOST ALL LINUX USED HERE, Solaris 10 SPARC is just for play=====